There are many locations that I could have set an EC but this location attracted my attention because it was so unexpected.
At the location you will find a small but still quite dramatic waterfall, especially after a period of rain.
From the foot path drop the grass/mud bank to find yourself on a platform with a man made wall to stand on to look at the waterfall. From here you can see the stream dive off down into the gully.
If the stream is in full flow the area will be slippy and wet so take care.
Here you will be able to gather the information needed to answer the questions below.
Here is simplified explanation of the geography of the land around you.
When this land was laid down it would have been completely flat! It would have been formed as part of a river delta and as material was washed to the river mouth, deposits would have been left to build up layer upon layer. Gravity over time then compacts the deposits, forcing water out and makes the sand into rock. This is a ‘hard’ deposit, since it creates rock which is tough, durable and not susceptible to weathering. Over millennia the rocks move from their delta location due to continental drift or plate tectonics and some of it ended up here.
So now the rock is here and it’s fairly flat. So as more millennia pass the deposits now are made by plants, animals and wind erosion. These deposits however are different from the rock formations, these are ‘soft’ deposits, that is to say they are easily weathered indeed some of it has no chance to form at all before it is washed away.
Weather brings water and water of course has to flow downhill. So as the land was being deposited parts of it are being either washed away or have no chance to deposit at all.
At this location you are at the top of a very steep, small valley formed by the constant flow of water, notice the trees that have been placed here by human intervention. The water has cut into the hillside but looks like it may only have been here for a few hundred years. You can tell this by looking at the amount of erosion the rocks have suffered from the water that is falling over then. The footpath is at the top of this waterfall and the waterfall itself falls over exposed rock created by water flowing over it. I think this watercourse was created by man to feed the lake below. If it had been a natural watercourse the valley would be much deeper and the rocks would be smoother or smaller. The ones here are very sharp and angular.
So you should now have enough information to answer the questions below.
1) Please describe the look of the rocks the water is falling over.
2) Use the information from Q1 to explain why you think this waterfall has not been here for thousands of years.
3) How far do you think this water falls before it arrives in the reservoir below, you could do this at home, or have a guess.
If you feel willing and able please add a photo of something close-by to your log.
Thanks for vising the location, I hope it was a worthwhile stop.
Good luck