Lady Barron Falls Explained

Lady Barron Falls
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Map:	Tasmania
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Coordinates:	-42.69°N 146.69°W
Location:	Central Highlands, Tasmania, Australia
Type:	Tieredcascade
Watercourse:	Lady Barron Creek

The Lady Barron Falls, a tieredcascade waterfall on the Lady Barron Creek, is located in the Central Highlands region of Tasmania, Australia.

Location and features

The Lady Barron Falls are situated in the Mount Field National Park, a short distance from Russell Falls, approximately northwest of Hobart via the Brooker and Lyell highways; and are a popular tourist attraction. The waterfall descends over horizontal marine Permian siltstone benches, while the vertical faces of the falls are composed of resistant sandstone layers.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

The waterfall is named in honour of Lady Clara Barron, the wife of Sir Harry Barron, a former Governor of Tasmania.^[4]

Web site: Lady Barron Falls. World of Waterfalls. 29 November 2006. Johnny T. Cheng.

Web site: Russell Falls and Horseshoe Falls. TasTrails. 2014. 31 May 2014.
Web site: Mt Field National Park. Parks & Wildlife Service. Government of Tasmania. 19 April 2012. 31 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20110911030841/http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/index.aspx?base=3589. 11 September 2011. dead.
Web site: Mt Field National Park: Highlights. 19 March 2009. Parks & Wildlife Service. Government of Tasmania. 31 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20091015101331/http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/index.aspx?base=3601. 15 October 2009. dead.
Web site: The People's Parks (p. 6): What's in a name at Mt Field . Mercury Sunday Tasmanian . PDF . 2016-05-06 . en . 2021-07-04.