Barfold Gorge

Barfold Gorge is a four kilometre long gorge on the Campaspe River at Barfold in Victoria in Australia. It is up to 80 metres deep and has two waterfalls, basalt columns and a lava cave. It was created by a sequence of four or more lava flows which commenced six million years ago. The gorge is on private property, a 246 hectare sheep and cattle farm and is rarely open to the public however, a conservation covenant has been incorporated in the land title.cite news
first = Orietta
last = Guerrera
title = 'Secret' Gorge lifts its veil
url = http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/09/21/1158431844378.html
publisher = The Age
date = 2006-09-22
accessdate = 2008-04-20 ]

There are 95 bird species recorded for the gorge including Peregrine Falcons. Platypus, rare fish and the Hairy Anchor Plant ("Discaria pubescens"), a rare and endangered plant species also occur in the gorge environs.cite web
title = Tim Read
url = http://www.envict.org.au/inform.php?menu=7&submenu=1313&item=1579
publisher=Environment Victoria
accessdate=2008-04-19]

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