Barron Falls

Barron Falls
Din Din
Barron Falls in the wet season.
Barron Falls is located in Queensland
Barron Falls
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LocationKuranda, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates16°49′59″S 145°38′35″E / 16.8331472°S 145.6429933°E / -16.8331472; 145.6429933[1][2]
TypeSteep Tiered Cascade
Total height125 metres (410 ft)[3]
Number of drops4
Longest drop107 metres (351 ft)[3]
Total width259 metres (850 ft)[3]
Average width137 metres (449 ft)[3]
WatercourseBarron River
Average
flow rate
30 cubic metres per second (1,100 cu ft/s)[3]

Barron Falls (Aboriginal: Din Din[4]) is a steep tiered cascade waterfall in Kuranda, Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.[5] The falls are created by the Barron River descending from the Atherton Tablelands to the Cairns coastal plain.[3]

In 2009 as part of the Q150 celebrations, the Barron Falls was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for its role as a "natural attraction".[6]

  1. ^ "Barron Falls (QLD)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  2. ^ "Barron Falls (QLD)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Barron Falls". World Waterfall Database. 2014. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference rov was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Barron Falls – waterfall in the Shire of Mareeba (entry 1761)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  6. ^ Bligh, Anna (10 June 2009). "PREMIER UNVEILS QUEENSLAND'S 150 ICONS". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.