easy to find alluvial gold here and you may be able to find some semi-precious gemstones (including most of those included in the above list)
this is a great spot for beginners to have a go panning for gold, and a great spot for crevicing due to the huge areas of exposed bedrock found along the creek.
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great area to explore, check out the old Eldorado Gold Dredge, Woolshed Falls, Beechworh Gorge Scenic drive and cascades, and historic Beechworth gold mining town
can bush camp along the Reedy Creek
the primary hard rock diamond source of the Beechworth diamonds, of which several hundred have been found in the Eldorado Lead along Reedy Creek has not yet been located.