Dinner Falls
| Dinner Falls | |
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Dinner Falls, at Mount Hypipamee near Herberton, circa 1935. | |
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| Location | Far North Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 17°25′59″S 145°29′00″E / 17.43306°S 145.48333°ECoordinates: 17°25′59″S 145°29′00″E / 17.43306°S 145.48333°E[1][2] |
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| Number of drops | 3 |
| Watercourse | Barron River |
The Dinner Falls is a mix of three waterfalls that display plunge, segmented and cascade characteristics on the upper Barron River located in the Far North region of Queensland, Australia.
Location and features
The waterfall is located approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Atherton on the Atherton Tableland near the Mount Hypipamee Crater in the Mount Hypipamee National Park.[3] The bottommost of the waterfall series is a long cascade fall; the middle section of the falls is a trio of segmented drops; while the uppermost section of the falls has a triangular shape as it plunges off the tableland plateau.[4]
Access to the falls is via a walking track.
See also
References
- ↑ "Dinner Falls (QLD)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ↑ "Dinner Falls (entry 10150)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ↑ "Things to Do Dinner Falls Circuit". Wet Tropics Management Authority. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
- ↑ "Dinner Falls". World of Waterfalls. Johnny T. Cheng. 18 May 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
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