Blackwall Reach, Western Australia
Blackwall Reach (Jenalup in Noongar) is a section of the Swan River in Western Australia.
Blackwall Reach was named after an area of the Thames River near Greenwich UK in 1896 by Commander L. S. Dawson RN, Admiralty Surveyor and with the name originally referring to that part of the river, not just one side of the river or the other, with this changing in the twentieth century when the riverside land on the eastern bank that lies just south of Point Walter was specifically called Blackwall Reach. It contains limestone cliffs, and remnant vegetation adjacent to the river's edge.
The location is a popular spot for cliff jumping and for rock climbing. However, since the creation and management of the clifftop reserve, signage advises against jumping. Non-adherence to this signage has resulted in fatalities.
Due to its location close to the ocean, unusual fish catches have sometimes occurred.
Prior to European settlement, the area was known to the Noongar indigenous people as Jenalup, a sacred place linked to the Dreaming stories.
Coordinates: 32°01′06″S 115°47′08″E / 32.0184°S 115.7855°E
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