Russell Falls
The Russell Falls, a tieredcascade waterfall on the Russell Falls Creek, is located in the Central Highlands region of Tasmania, Australia.Location and features
The Russell Falls are situated on the eastern boundary of Mount Field National Park, downstream of the Horseshoe Falls, approximately northwest of Hobart via the Brooker and Lyell highways. Accessible by a paved walking track, the falls are a popular tourist attraction. The waterfall descends over horizontal marine Permian siltstone benches, while the vertical faces of the falls are composed of resistant sandstone layers.
They were first named the Brownings Falls after the original discoverer, circa 1856, but were known as the Russell Falls after 1884, by which time they were already a popular tourist attraction. The Falls Reserve was established in 1885 and in 1899 the Russell Falls were selected as one of eight images to be used on a set of pictorial postage stamps, aimed at promoting the then colony's growing tourist industry.Gallery
