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works were undertaken to restore the road and visitor facilities and to remove dead trees because of the danger they presented. Extensive natural regeneration of the native forest has also occurred. The area is regrowing nicely as seen in this video but there is still lots to remind us of the intensity of the fires.
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Residents cut a track to the falls in 1866. The falls and the river were named after John
Steavenson (Assistant Commissioner of Roads and Bridges), who first visited the site of what is now Marysville in 1862. He was carrying out a survey of the area to try to find a new alignment for the road to the
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passed through the area on 7 February 2009, destroying almost all of the man made infrastructure and causing extensive damage to the forest in the area. The only recoverable piece of infrastructure was the hydro-electric generator which had been used to light the falls at night. After the fire major
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A turbine driven by water drawn from the weir at the base of the falls generates power for the floodlights and the lights along the paths. Funding for these works was obtained by the local
Tourist Association from the old
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are often seen in the morning and after rain searching for insects and worms. It's easy to see where they have been by the prominent scratch marks in the leaves and twigs on the ground.
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was proclaimed in 1959 to protect the falls and their surroundings. The
Reserve is jointly administered by the Department of Primary Industry and a Voluntary Committee of Management.
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There are a number of walks in the reserve varying from easy to the more difficult.
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Steavenson Falls is a major tourist attraction with some 180,000 visitors a year.
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MLC. on 3 November 1972. Marysville's water supply also comes from this weir.
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1080:Categories
1061:Serpentine
1008:Steavenson
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784:Queen Mary
759:Millstream
744:Leichhardt
649:Queensland
568:Wollomombi
538:Protestors
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391:Waterfalls
261:References
148:Marysville
22:37°31′58″S
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960:Vanishing
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915:Detention
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321:"DELWP"
162:History
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