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[[Image:Barron_falls_january2005.JPG|thumb|Barron Falls in wet season]] |
[[Image:Barron_falls_january2005.JPG|thumb|Barron Falls in wet season]] |
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[[Image:BarronFalls_4435.jpg|thumb|Barron Falls in dry season]] |
[[Image:BarronFalls_4435.jpg|thumb|Barron Falls in dry season]] |
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[[Image:Kuranda Tram.jpg|thumb|Kuranda Aerial Tram Descent]] |
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{{seealso|Barron River, Queensland|Barron Gorge National Park}} |
{{seealso|Barron River, Queensland|Barron Gorge National Park}} |
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The '''Barron Falls''' is where the [[Barron River, Queensland|Barron River]] makes its descent from the [[Atherton Tableland]]s to the [[Cairns, Queensland|Cairns]] coastal plain, in [[Queensland]], [[Australia]] (Located at {{coor dms|16|49|56|S|145|38|35|E|type:landmark_region:AU}}). Protected within the [[Barron Gorge National Park]], the volume of water seen in the upper photo only happens 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, Queensland|Barron Gorge Hydroelectric Power Station]] located downstream in the gorge proper. |
The '''Barron Falls''' is where the [[Barron River, Queensland|Barron River]] makes its descent from the [[Atherton Tableland]]s to the [[Cairns, Queensland|Cairns]] coastal plain, in [[Queensland]], [[Australia]] (Located at {{coor dms|16|49|56|S|145|38|35|E|type:landmark_region:AU}}). Protected within the [[Barron Gorge National Park]], the volume of water seen in the upper photo only happens 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, Queensland|Barron Gorge Hydroelectric Power Station]] located downstream in the gorge proper. |
Revision as of 03:54, 14 April 2008
The Barron Falls is where the Barron River makes its descent from the Atherton Tablelands to the Cairns coastal plain, in Queensland, Australia (Located at 16°49′56″S 145°38′35″E / 16.83222°S 145.64306°E). Protected within the Barron Gorge National Park, the volume of water seen in the upper photo only happens 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.
16°50′4″S 145°38′37″E / 16.83444°S 145.64361°E Coordinates: Extra unexpected parameters