Ingalalla Waterfalls Explained

Ingalalla Waterfalls
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Map:South Australia
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Coordinates:-35.5311°N 138.3427°W
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Location:Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia
Type:Cascade
Height:81-[2]

The Ingalalla Waterfalls, also known as Ingalalla Falls, is a cascade waterfall in the Australian state of South Australia, located in the locality of Hay Flat within the District Council of Yankalilla, on an unnamed creek on the Fleurieu Peninsula.[3] [1]

The waterfall is situated approximately south of the town of and south southwest of the state capital of Adelaide, the waterfalls descend from an elevation of above sea level in the range of 81- to the Second Valley below.[2] [4] Its name was approved on 25 May 2000 in response to "a request for clarification from the Royal Automobile Association on which name to use for the feature."[1]

There is a strenuous bush walk starting at the waterfall and tracking through parts of the Second Valley Forest, around Mount Hayfield nearby.[5] Mount Hayfield is a significant Aboriginal site due to its connection with the Kaurna Dreaming story of the hero Tjilbruke. Tjilbruke, the creator being of the Kaurna people, is said to have created yellow ochre at this site.[6]

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  1. Web site: Search result for "Ingalalla Waterfalls" (Record Number SA0049097) with the following layers selected - “Suburbs and Localities” and “Place names (gazetteer)” . Property Location Browser . . 2014 . 8 June 2017 . 12 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Map of Ingalalla Waterfalls, SA. Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 31 May 2014.
  3. Web site: Ingalalla Waterfalls. District Council of Yankalilla. 15 July 2015.
  4. News: Flash flood ordeal over for Aberfoyle Park family. Noonan, Amy. Wills, Daniel. The Advertiser. Adelaide. 12 July 2009. 31 May 2014 .
  5. Web site: Mount Hayfield . Aussie Trail Walker. 2 September 2018 . 21 November 2020.
  6. Phases of Aboriginal Inclusion in the Public Space in Adelaide, South Australia, since Colonisation. Gavin Damien Francis. Malone. Flinders University. 2012. PhD. Chapter 10: Kaurna Ancestor Being Tjilbruke: Commemorations. 217. 17 November 2020. Chapter 10 PDF.