Millstream Falls Explained

Millstream Falls
Yindinji
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Map:Queensland
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Coordinates:-17.6333°N 145.3833°W
Coords Ref:[1] [2]
Location:Far North Queensland, Australia
Type:Tiered plunge
Watercourse:The Millstream

The Millstream Falls (Aboriginal: Yindinji[1]), a tiered plunge waterfall on The Millstream, is located in the UNESCO World Heritagelisted Wet Tropics in the Far North region of Queensland, Australia.

Location and features

The Millstream Falls are situated approximately southwest of Ravenshoe, on the Atherton Tableland and are accessible by road from the Kennedy Highway. The falls are protected within the Millstream Falls National Park. Big Millstream falls are a height of [27.23m] and Little Millstream falls are a height of [15.45m]

The falls comprise two sets of falls, Big Millstream Falls and Little Millstream Falls, both located on the same watercourse, situated approximately apart.[3] [4] The larger of the two falls is reputably the widest single-drop waterfall in Australia.[5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. 13 September 2015.
  2. 13 September 2015.
  3. Web site: Millstream Falls. World of Waterfalls. Johnny T. Cheng. 18 May 2008. 29 May 2014.
  4. Web site: Little Millstream Falls. World of Waterfalls. Johnny T. Cheng. 18 May 2008. 29 May 2014.
  5. Web site: Millstream Falls National Park. BIG4 Atherton Woodlands Tourist Park. 2009. 29 May 2014 .
  6. News: Cool waters of the Cairns highlands . Emerson, Maree . 16 May 2010 . 4 December 2007 . . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091023065456/http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2007/12/04/183_travel-stories.html . 23 October 2009 .