| Kearneys Falls | |
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| Location | Far North Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 17°14′06″S145°47′07″E / 17.23500°S 145.78528°E Coordinates: 17°14′06″S145°47′07″E / 17.23500°S 145.78528°E [1] [2] |
| Type | Cascade |
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.
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.
The falls were named after Frank Kearney, a grazier in the Mulgrave River area who died in 1918. [5] [6]
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