Warringal Parklands ~ October
Three shots taken beside the Yarra River in Banksia Park. The river banks here are quite steep and dangerous, so getting close the the river is a bit of a challenge.
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Eroding River Banks
The trees grow right up to the river's edge where its relentless, though slow flow erodes away the clay soil causing the gum trees to collapse into it.
The much maligned muddy colour of the Yarra is caused by the easily eroded clay soils of the water catchment. The water was clear at the time of European settlement, but intensive land clearing and development since the mid 1800s has resulted in the presence of microscopic clay particles. The river is pollution-free and after the clay particles are filtered out, provides drinking water to about 2.6 million households in Melbourne.
