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Teviot Falls

Coordinates: 28°13′40″S 152°28′56″E / 28.22769°S 152.48220°E / -28.22769; 152.48220
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Teviot Falls
Teviot Falls during drought conditions in 2006.
Teviot Falls is located in Queensland
Teviot Falls
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LocationScenic Rim, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates28°13′40″S 152°28′56″E / 28.22769°S 152.48220°E / -28.22769; 152.48220[1]
TypePlunge
Total height80 metres (260 ft)[2]
Number of drops1
WatercourseTeviot Brook

The Teviot Falls is a plunge waterfall on Teviot Brook in Carneys Creek, Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[1][3]

Location and features

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External videos
video icon Flowing fast after heavy rain, 2012

The falls are part of the Scenic Rim and are located near the town of Killarney. The falls descend 80 metres (260 ft)[2] from the McPherson Range near Wilsons Peak, north of the Queensland/New South Wales border.[4] The falls may be viewed via accessing a sealed road up the range towards Teviot Gap, also known as The Head.

Four other waterfalls are located in the area surrounding Killarney, including the Queen Mary Falls, Daggs Falls, Browns Falls and Upper Browns Falls.

Etymology

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The naming of the falls is derived from the naming of Teviot Brook on 6 August 1828 by Allan Cunningham, a botanist and explorer, after the River Teviot, Roxburghshire, Scotland.[3][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Parish of Alford" (Map). Queensland Government. 1976. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Daggs Falls". World of Waterfalls. Johnny T. Cheng. 9 May 2008. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Tevoit Falls (entry 33768)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  4. ^ Gold Coast Northern Rivers (Map) (12 ed.). QDM10. RACQ. 1998.
  5. ^ Steele, J. G. (1972). The explorers of the Moreton Bay District 1770-1830. Brisbane: University of Queensland Press. pp. 251, 270.