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| name = Barron Falls
| name = Barron Falls<br>'''''Din Din'''''
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| photo_caption = Barron Falls in the wet season
| photo_caption = Barron Falls in the [[wet season]].
| map = Queensland
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| height = 260 metres <ref name="wwd">{{cite web |url=http://www.world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=213|title=Barron Falls|publisher=World Waterfall Database}}</ref>
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| number_drops = 1
| location = [[Kuranda, Queensland|Kuranda]], [[Queensland]], Australia
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'''Barron Falls''' ([[Indigenous languages of Australia|Aboriginal]]: '''''Din Din'''''<ref name="rov"/>) is a [[Waterfall#Types|steep tiered cascade waterfall]] in [[Kuranda, Queensland|Kuranda]], [[Shire of Mareeba]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref>{{Cite QPN|1761|Barron Falls|waterfall in the Shire of Mareeba|access-date=3 August 2023}}</ref> The falls are created by the [[Barron River (Queensland)|Barron River]] descending from the [[Atherton Tableland]]s to the [[Cairns]] coastal plain.<ref name="wwd">{{cite web |date=2014 |title=Barron Falls |url=http://www.world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=213 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611072534/http://www.world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=213 |archive-date=2011-06-11 |access-date=18 May 2014 |work=World Waterfall Database}}</ref>


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".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://statements.qld.gov.au/statement/id/64301|title=PREMIER UNVEILS QUEENSLAND'S 150 ICONS|last=Bligh|first=Anna|author-link=Anna Bligh|date=10 June 2009|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524033717/http://statements.qld.gov.au/statement/id/64301|archive-date=24 May 2017|access-date=24 May 2017}}</ref>
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'''Barron Falls''' is where the [[Barron River, Queensland|Barron River]] makes its descent from the [[Atherton Tableland]]s to the [[Cairns]] coastal plain, in [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]. Protected within the [[Barron Gorge National Park]], the volume of water seen in the upper photo only occurs after substantial rainfall during the wet season. For much of the rest of the year, little more than a trickle is evident, due in part to the presence of a weir behind the head of the falls that exists to supply the [[Barron Gorge Hydroelectric Power Station]] located downstream in the gorge proper.


==Location and features==
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There are three ways to visit and view Barron Falls: highway, narrow-gauge railway ([[Kuranda Scenic Railway]]), and aerial tram ([[Skyrail Rainforest Cableway|Skyrail]]). The train stops at Barron Falls overlook, where passengers are allowed to disembark for several minutes. The Skyrail stops at two rainforest mid-stations, ''Red Peak'' and ''Barron Falls''. The trail at Barron Falls Skyrail station leads through the rainforest to three separate lookouts providing views of the Gorge and Falls.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skyrail.com.au/barronfalls.html |title=Barron Falls Station |publisher=Skyrail Rainforest Cableway}}</ref>
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[[Image:BarronFalls 4435.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Barron Falls in [[dry season]].]]
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Protected within the [[Barron Gorge National Park]], the volume of water seen in the upper photo only occurs after substantial rainfall during the wet season. For much of the rest of the year, little more than a trickle is evident, due in part to the presence of a [[weir]] behind the head of the falls that supplies the [[Barron Gorge Hydroelectric Power Station]] located downstream in the gorge.


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The Barron Falls may be viewed and reached by road via the [[Kennedy Highway]] that crosses the Barron River upstream of the falls, near {{QLDcity|Kuranda}}. The narrow-gauge [[Kuranda Scenic Railway]] and the [[Skyrail Rainforest Cableway|Skyrail]] aerial tram also lead from the coastal plain to the tablelands. The train stops at Barron Falls overlook, where passengers may disembark for several minutes. The Skyrail stops at two rainforest mid-stations, ''Red Peak'' and ''Barron Falls''. The trail at Barron Falls Skyrail station leads through the rainforest to three separate lookouts providing views of the Gorge and Falls.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skyrail.com.au/barronfalls.html |title=Barron Falls Station |publisher=Skyrail Rainforest Cableway |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705183408/http://www.skyrail.com.au/barronfalls.html |archive-date=5 July 2008 |df=dmy }}</ref>
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[[Image:BarronFalls 4435.jpg|thumb|Barron Falls in dry season]]

==Etymology==
[[File:Barron Falls (Din din) 2024.webm|left|thumb|444x444px|Video of Barron Falls in flood]]
The falls were named for Thomas Henry Bowman Barron, the Chief Clerk of [[Queensland Police|Police]] in [[Brisbane]] in the 1860s.<ref name="wwd"/>

==Tourist attraction==
The falls were one of the most popular tourist attractions in Queensland by the 1890s. Visitors are drawn to the natural features and scenery.<ref name="rov">{{cite web |url=http://www.wettropics.gov.au/site/user-assets/docs/492%20JCU%20Carmody_Prideaux%20%282011%29%20Wet%20Tropics%20Site%20Report%205%20Ba.pdf |title=Sustainable Nature Based Tourism: Planning and Management. Report on Visitation and Use at Barron Falls, Far North Queensland 2009/10 |author=Julie Carmody & Bruce Prideaux |work=Wet Tropics Site Report 5/10 |publisher=Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns |access-date=9 September 2015 }}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Barron River (Queensland)]]
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* [[List of waterfalls of Australia#Queensland|List of waterfalls of Queensland]]
* [[Barron Gorge National Park]]


== References ==
== References ==
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Barron Falls
Din Din
Barron Falls in the wet season.
Barron Falls is located in Queensland
Barron Falls
Map
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]

Location and features

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Barron Falls in dry season.

Protected within the Barron Gorge National Park, the volume of water seen in the upper photo only occurs after substantial rainfall during the wet season. For much of the rest of the year, little more than a trickle is evident, due in part to the presence of a weir behind the head of the falls that supplies the Barron Gorge Hydroelectric Power Station located downstream in the gorge.

The Barron Falls may be viewed and reached by road via the Kennedy Highway that crosses the Barron River upstream of the falls, near Kuranda. The narrow-gauge Kuranda Scenic Railway and the Skyrail aerial tram also lead from the coastal plain to the tablelands. The train stops at Barron Falls overlook, where passengers may disembark for several minutes. The Skyrail stops at two rainforest mid-stations, Red Peak and Barron Falls. The trail at Barron Falls Skyrail station leads through the rainforest to three separate lookouts providing views of the Gorge and Falls.[7]

Etymology

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Video of Barron Falls in flood

The falls were named for Thomas Henry Bowman Barron, the Chief Clerk of Police in Brisbane in the 1860s.[3]

Tourist attraction

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The falls were one of the most popular tourist attractions in Queensland by the 1890s. Visitors are drawn to the natural features and scenery.[4]

See also

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References

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  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 g "Barron Falls". World Waterfall Database. 2014. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  4. ^ a b Julie Carmody & Bruce Prideaux. "Sustainable Nature Based Tourism: Planning and Management. Report on Visitation and Use at Barron Falls, Far North Queensland 2009/10" (PDF). Wet Tropics Site Report 5/10. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  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.
  7. ^ "Barron Falls Station". Skyrail Rainforest Cableway. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008.
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