Cataract Falls | |
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Location | Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia |
Coordinates | 33°43′50.1″S150°26′33.5″E / 33.730583°S 150.442639°E |
Watercourse | Cataract Creek |
Cataract Falls is a multilevel waterfall located near the town of Lawson in New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the South Lawson Waterfall Circuit. [1]
Accessed from a 0.1 kilometres (0.062 mi) track from the southern carpark of the South Lawson Waterfall Circuit, Cataract Falls is the only multilevel fall in the circuit, and the tallest one too. [2] It is the last fall in the circuit. [3] The two levels, med and low, can be accessed by two tracks along Cataract Creek.
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