Wallaman Falls
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Wallaman Falls (coordinates: ) is a waterfall located in the northeast tropics region of Queensland, Australia, approximately 50 km West of the township of Ingham, and Northwest of Townsville and Thuringowa. The falls have two main drops, the second of which is commonly cited to be Australia's largest single drop, between 268 and 305 m in height (sources vary). The overall height of the falls is approximately 338 m.
Wallaman Falls are located in Girringun National Park (formerly Lumholtz National Park), one of the Wet Tropics of Queensland series of National Parks, and a World Heritage site. The falls are located in the traditional lands of the Warrgamaygan Aboriginal people, and the falls themselves are of cultural and spiritual significance to the people.
The waterfall is formed by a tributary of the Herbert River, Stony Creek, plunging over an escarpment in the Seaview Range. The geological history of the formation may be traced back some 50 million years, when as a result of the uplift of the continental margin in this region, the ancestral Herbert River changed its course from westwards to eastwards and began to cut through the raised igneous substrata en route to its outflow in the Coral Sea. The gorge produced by this erosive action gradually retreated inland along the Herbert River's course, and in the process eventually causing tributaries such as Stony Creek to be suspended, forming the waterfall. The pool at the end of the waterfall is approx. 10 metres deep and the lagoon is 20 metres in diameter.
