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Barron Falls
Photo: Courtesy of
Naturalist Guide Damon Ramsey
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Barron Falls:
Just a ten minute drive north of Cairns is the Barron River. This river was
responsible for cutting through the escarpment country to create the nearby
Barron Gorge. At the top of the gorge, near Kuranda, are Barron Falls.
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The once
mighty flow is today diverted for hydroelectricity, so now the full Falls are
only seen in flow during the extreme wet season, as pictured above. In such a
flow, the water tumbles over 260 meters to the river below.
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The Falls, and much
of that river, are protected as part of the 'Barron Falls National Park'. The
best known view of the Barron Falls is from above the Barron Falls
railway station on the Cairns Kuranda railway. The view can also be reached by
car or foot from Kuranda, and has been the premier vantage point for over a
century. There are also views of the gorge from the Skyrail.
Script: Courtesy of Damon Ramsey BSc.(Zool) Biologist Guide
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