Leichhardt Falls | |
Photo Width: | 250px |
Map: | Queensland |
Relief: | yes |
Map Width: | 250px |
Coordinates: | -18.2197°N 139.8789°W |
Coords Ref: | [1] |
Location: | Gulf Country, North West Queensland, Australia |
Type: | Plunge |
Watercourse: | Leichhardt River |
The Leichhardt Falls is a plunge waterfall on the Leichhardt River in the Gulf Country region of North West Queensland, Australia.
The falls are located approximately upstream from the point where the river discharges into the Gulf of Carpentaria. The falls vary in intensity from a raging torrent of water in the wet season to a mere trickle towards the end of the dry season.[2] The falls are not renowned for their height but for their stepped nature and breadth.
The falls and river are named after Ludwig Leichhardt.[1]
. Journal of an overland expedition in Australia, from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844–1845. https://web.archive.org/web/20110117004849/http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/l/leichhardt/ludwig/l52j/complete.html. dead. 17 January 2011. Leichhardt, Ludwig. Ludwig Leichhardt. The University of Adelaide. Adelaide, South Australia. ebook. 1 March 2014.