Queen Mary Falls

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Queen Mary Falls

Queen Mary Falls
Location Australia
Type Plunge
Total height 40 m
Height of longest drop 40 m
Number of drops 1

Queen Mary Falls are found in Main Range National Park on the Great Dividing Range near the New South Wales/Queensland border.

The 40 m waterfall is located 50 km south-east of Warwick, 10 km east of the town of Killarney in Queensland, Australia. Queen Mary Falls are on Spring Creek, a tributary of the Condamine River.

The falls formed when water erosion by streams created gorges through layers of basalt and resistant trachyte.[1]

The falls are currently retreating as large blocks at the bottom of the falls were not evident in photos taken in the 19th century.[2]

Facilities at the falls include toilets, tables and fireplaces.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Queen Mary Falls National Park Visitor information. 1993. Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage.
  2. ^ The Main Range. 1996. Neville Stevens & Warwick Willmott. Geological Society of Australia (Queensland Division).
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