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Snaking through the sky This panoramic photograph of the Milky Way was taken in Serpentine National Park. The falls are formed where water tumbles over the Darling Scarp, a major fault near the coast in Western Australia that separates ancient, Precambrian aged crust from younger rocks in the Perth Basin to the west.
Serpentine Falls The Serpentine Falls are located within Serpentine National Park, which is approximately 50km South-East of Perth, Western Australia. Part of the Serpentine River, and located on the Darling Scarp, the falls and the surrounding bush were designated a National Park in 1957. The falls are seasonal, and if visiting from December to March it is unlikely that there will be a lot, if any water flowing over the falls. The River Serpentine and the falls cut through a series of Archean Gneisses and Granites. The rocks can be viewed on all of the walking trails within the park, and there are some spectacular outcrops and fresh exposures. The Darling Scarp (Or the Darling Ranges as they are sometimes known) are the Perth surface expression of the Darling Fault, which runs for over 1000km's, from Shark Bay in the North to Albany in the South. It is believed that originally the Scarp followed the exact path of the Darling fault, but erosion has pushed it to the East by around 15km. To find out more about Serpentine National Park head to the links below. -LL Links; http://www.sjshire.wa.gov.au/ http://www.serpentinevalley.com.au/ http://www.skwirk.com.au/p-c_s-75_u-394_t-1370_c-5277/the-darling-range/vic/humanities/discovering-australia/rivers-mountains-and-reefs http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/pdf/nature/management/serpentine.pdf http://anpsa.org.au/APOL22/jun01-4.html Image; Mandurah and Peel
