The Kearneys Falls is a cascade waterfall on a tributary of the Mulgrave River, in the Wooroonooran National Park, in the Goldsborough Valley of Far North region of Queensland, Australia.
Kearneys Falls | |
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Location | Far North Queensland, Australia |
Coordinates | 17°14′06″S 145°47′07″E / 17.23500°S 145.78528°E[1][2] |
Type | Cascade |
Location and features
Access to the falls is via a 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) walking track.[3]
Camping facilities and the walking track to Kearneys Falls were closed in 2006 due to severe damage by both Tropical Cyclone Larry and Tropical Cyclone Monica.[4] Camping facilities are available at the camp site and the track to the falls is open.
History
The falls were named after Frank Kearney, a grazier in the Mulgrave River area who died in 1918.[5][6]
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