| Porcupine Gorge | |
|---|---|
 Coal seams in Porcupine Gorge | |
  Porcupine Gorge about 60 km north of Hughenden, Queensland, Australia | |
| Depth | 40 |
| Geology | |
| Type | Gorge |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 20°24′39.77″S 144°25′42.86″E / 20.4110472°S 144.4285722°E |
| Rivers | Galah Creek |
Porcupine Gorge is a gorge on Galah Creek in Porcupine, Shire of Flinders in North West Queensland, Australia. It is a protected area within the Porcupine Gorge National Park. Access to the gorge and national park is via the Kennedy Development Road.
The sandstone gorge has incised up to 40 m below the adjacent plateau surface.[1] In winter the base of the gorge is a series of waterholes while in the wet season it becomes a raging cascade which has excavated a deep chasm.[2]
There is an annual race held in the gorge called the Porcupine Gorge Challenge. It starts at the bottom of the gorge at The Pyramid.
The gorge is a natural attraction for a diverse array of birdlife.[2]
- ^ Scott, Keith; Colin Pain (2009). Regolith Science. Csiro Publishing. ISBN 0643099964. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Porcupine Gorge National Park: Nature, culture and history". Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2014.