List of waterfalls of Australia
This is a list of waterfalls in Australia.
Wallaman Falls in Queensland are Australia's tallest permanent waterfall with a plunge of nearly 300 metres (980 ft). Wollomombi Falls in New South Wales are second with a 220-metre (720 ft) combined drop and Ellenborough Falls, also in New South Wales, is third plunging 160 metres (520 ft) as a single drop.[1]
Australian Capital Territory
The following waterfalls are located in the Australian Capital Territory:
Image | Waterfall | Location | Drop | Type | Coordinates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gibraltar Falls | Namadgi National Park | 67–120 m (220–394 ft)[2] | Cascade | 35°29′12″S 148°56′06″E / 35.48667°S 148.93500°E | |
Ginini Falls | Namadgi National Park | 190–220 m (623–722 ft)[3] | 35°29′43″S 148°48′16″E / 35.49528°S 148.80444°E | ||
New South Wales
The following waterfalls are located in New South Wales:
Northern Territory
The following waterfalls are location in the Northern Territory:
Queensland
The following waterfalls are located in Queensland:
South Australia
The following waterfalls are located in South Australia:
Image | Waterfall | Location | Drop | Type | Coordinates |
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Ferntree Falls | Flinders Ranges National Park, Rawnsley Park | ||||
Fifth Falls[60] | |||||
First Falls (Adelaide Hills) | Morialta Conservation Park | 30 metres (98 ft)[61] | Plunge | 35°54′23″S 138°42′29″E / 35.90639°S 138.70806°E | |
First Falls (City of Burnside)[62] | Waterfall Gully, Cleland Conservation Park | Cascade | 34°58′14″S 138°40′53″E / 34.97056°S 138.68139°E | ||
Fourth Falls[60] | |||||
Glenora Falls[60] | |||||
Hay Flat Waterfall[60] | |||||
Hindmarsh Falls[60] | |||||
Ingalalla Waterfalls | Fleurieu Peninsula | 81–92 metres (266–302 ft)[63] | Cascade | 35°31′52″S 138°20′34″E / 35.53111°S 138.34278°E | |
Kanalla Falls | Flinders Ranges National Park | 64–79 metres (210–259 ft)[64] | 31°29′52″S 138°30′43″E / 31.49778°S 138.51194°E | ||
Kapinka Falls[60] | |||||
Lower Waterfall[60] | |||||
Malloga Falls[65] | Flinders Ranges National Park, near Wilpena | ||||
Mannum Waterfall[60] | |||||
Morialta Falls[60] | Morialta Conservation Park | ||||
Petalinka Waterfall[60] | |||||
Second Falls (Adelaide Hills)[66] | Morialta Conservation Park | 15 metres (49 ft) | |||
Second Falls (City of Burnside)[60] | |||||
Seventh Falls[60] | |||||
Six Falls[60] | |||||
Strepara Waterfall[60] | |||||
The Waterfall[60] | |||||
The Waterfalls[60] | |||||
Third Falls[66] | Morialta Conservation Park | 13 metres (43 ft) | |||
Upper Waterfall[60] | |||||
Wadella Falls[60] | near Tumby Bay | ||||
Waukarie Falls[60] | Mount Brown Conservation Park | ||||
Tasmania
The following waterfalls are located in Tasmania:
Victoria
The following waterfalls are located in Victoria:
Image | Waterfall | Location | Drop | Type | Coordinates |
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Agnes Falls[75] | Toora | 59 metres (194 ft)[76] | |||
Beauchamp Falls | Otway Forest Park, near Beech Forest | 16–26 metres (52–85 ft)[77] | 38°39′03″S 143°36′27″E / 38.650897°S 143.607488°E | ||
Carisbrook Falls | Great Otway National Park, near Wongarra | 64–120 metres (210–394 ft)[78] | 38°41′32″S 143°48′33″E / 38.69226°S 143.809286°E | ||
Carmichael Falls | Alpine National Park, Alpine Shire | 25 metres (82 ft)[79] | 37.027652°S 147.239324°E | ||
Cora Lynn Cascades[80] | Great Otway National Park, Angahook section | 89–140 metres (292–459 ft)[81] | 38°30′30″S 143°55′37″E / 38.508415°S 143.927078°E | ||
Cumberland Falls | 85–110 metres (279–361 ft)[82] | ||||
Currawong Falls | |||||
Dandongadale Falls | Alpine National Park, western section | 255 metres (837 ft)[83][84] | Plunge | ||
Erskine Falls[85] | Great Otway National Park, Angahook section | 49–57 metres (161–187 ft)[86] | 38°29′36″S 143°54′06″E / 38.493369°S 143.901672°E | ||
Henderson Falls | Great Otway National Park, Angahook section | 8 metres (26 ft) | 38°32′17″S 143°57′39″E / 38.537961°S 143.960724°E | ||
Hopkins Falls | north of Allansford, near Warrnambool | 11–13 metres (36–43 ft)[87] | 38°20′01″S 143°37′08″E / 38.3337°S 143.6189°E | ||
Hopetoun Falls | Great Otway National Park, near Beech Forest | 46–49 metres (151–161 ft)[88] | 38°39′26″S 143°34′47″E / 38.657097°S 143.579636°E | ||
Kalimna Falls[89] | Great Otway National Park, Angahook section | ||||
Ladies Baths Falls | Mt Buffalo | ||||
Lal Lal Falls | near Ballarat | 130–190 metres (430–620 ft)[90] | |||
Little Aire Falls | Great Otway National Park | ||||
Little River Falls[75] | Snowy River National Park | ||||
Loddon Falls | near Daylesford | 20–28 metres (66–92 ft)[91] | |||
Masons Falls | Kinglake National Park (Sugarloaf Block), near Kinglake | 45 metres (148 ft)[92] | |||
Marriners Falls | Great Otway National Park | 10 metres (33 ft) | 38°42′21″S 143°38′27″E / 38.705874°S 143.640747°E | ||
Nigretta Falls | near Coleraine | 15–16 metres (49–52 ft)[93] | 37°39′22″S 141°55′28″E / 37.656016°S 141.924477°E | ||
Olinda Falls | Falls Rd Olinda - Dandenong Ranges | ||||
Phantom Falls | Great Otway National Park, Angahook section | 15 metres (49 ft) | 38°32′59″S 143°57′35″E / 38.549827°S 143.959801°E | ||
Piemans Falls | Alpine National Park, western section | 234 metres (768 ft)[94] | |||
Sabine Falls | Great Otway National Park, near Wongarra | 130 metres (430 ft)[95] | 38°39′45″S 143°45′12″E / 38.662459°S 143.753357°E | ||
Sheoak Falls | Great Otway National Park, Angahook section | ||||
Silverband Falls | Grampians National Park | 37°9′9.56″S 142°31′39.7″E / 37.1526556°S 142.527694°E | |||
Steavenson Falls | near Marysville | 55–110 metres (180–361 ft)[96] | 37°31′58″S 145°46′25″E / 37.5327°S 145.7737°E | ||
Stevenson Falls | Otway Forest Park, near Barramunga | 38°33′09″S 143°39′26″E / 38.552461°S 143.657227°E | |||
Straw Falls[97] | Great Otway National Park, Angahook section | 28–53 metres (92–174 ft)[98] | |||
Toorongo Falls[75] | Noojee | 37°50′57″S 146°2′46″E / 37.84917°S 146.04611°E | |||
Trentham Falls | Trentham | 44–48 metres (144–157 ft)[99] | 37°22′12″S 144°19′26″E / 37.370°S 144.324°E | ||
Triplet Falls | Great Otway National Park, Marreeyn section | 38°39′33″S 143°29′38″E / 38.659242°S 143.493805°E | |||
Wannon Falls | near Coleraine | 18–22 metres (59–72 ft)[100] | 37°40′35″S 141°50′27″E / 37.676263°S 141.840835°E | ||
Wilhelmina Falls | Murrindindi Scenic Reserve, Murrindindi Shire | 92–170 metres (302–558 ft)[101] | |||
Won Wondha Falls | Great Otway National Park, Angahook section |
Western Australia
The following waterfalls are located in Western Australia:
Image | Waterfall | Location | Drop | Type | Coordinates |
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Baden Powell Water Spout | Murray River near Dwellingup | ||||
Big Mertens Falls | Mitchell Plateau in the Kimberley | ||||
Beedalup Falls | Beedalup National Park near Pemberton | ||||
Black Rock Falls | near Kununurra | ||||
The Cascades | Gloucester National Park | Cascade | |||
Eagle Rock Falls | near Newman | ||||
Fernhook Falls | |||||
Fortescue Falls | Karijini National Park | ||||
Gladstone Falls | |||||
Hovea Falls | John Forrest National Park | ||||
Joffre Falls | Karijini National Park | ||||
Kalamina Falls | Karijini National Park | ||||
King George Falls | King George River | ||||
Kings Cascade | Prince Regent River near Wyndham | ||||
Lane-Poole Falls | Northcliffe | 34°41′47″S 116°15′01″E / 34.696391°S 116.250286°E | |||
Lesmurdie Falls | Mundy Regional Park | 31°59′39″S 116°02′03″E / 31.994246°S 116.03425°E | |||
Marrinup Falls | near Marrinup | ||||
Mitchell Falls | The Kimberley | 14°49′00″S 125°41′00″E / 14.81667°S 125.68330°E | |||
National Park Falls | John Forrest National Park | ||||
Noble Falls | near Gidgegannup | ||||
Quinninup Falls | near Yallingup | ||||
Serpentine Falls | Serpentine National Park | ||||
Sixty Foot Falls | Ellis Brook Valley, Martin | ||||
Spa Pool | Karijini National Park |
See also
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