Queen Mary Falls
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Queen Mary Falls are found in Main Range National Park
on the McPherson Range
near the New South Wales
/Queensland
border.
The 40 m waterfall is located 50 km south-east of Warwick
, 10 km east of the town of Killarney
in Queensland
, Australia
. Queen Mary Falls are on Spring Creek, a tributary of the Condamine River
.
The falls formed when water erosion by streams created gorges through layers of basalt
and resistant trachyte
.
The falls are currently retreating as large blocks at the bottom of the falls were not evident in photos taken in the 19th century.
Facilities at the falls include toilets, tables and fireplaces.
Other waterfalls in the area include Teviot Falls
, Dagg's Falls
, Brown’s Falls
and Upper Brown’s Falls.
Main Range National Park
Main Range is a mountain range and a national park in Queensland , 85 km southwest of Brisbane. It is part of the World Heritage Site Gondwana Rainforests of Australia . It protects the western part of a semicircle of mountains in South East Queensland known as the Scenic Rim...
on the McPherson Range
McPherson Range
The McPherson Range is an extensive mountain range, a spur of the Great Dividing Range, heading in an easterly direction from near Wallangarra to the Pacific Ocean coastline. It forms part of the Scenic Rim on the border between the states of New South Wales and Queensland. Further west of the...
near the New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
/Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
border.
The 40 m waterfall is located 50 km south-east of Warwick
Warwick, Queensland
Warwick is a town in Queensland, Australia, lying south-west of Brisbane. It is the administrative centre of the Southern Downs Local Government Area. In 2006 the town of Warwick had a population of 12,562....
, 10 km east of the town of Killarney
Killarney, Queensland
Killarney is a small town located 35 km south-east of Warwick, on the Condamine River in Queensland, Australia. The town forms part of the Southern Downs local government area. Killarney is located about 8 km from the Queensland/New South Wales border. It is close to Queen Mary Falls, in the Main...
in Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Queen Mary Falls are on Spring Creek, a tributary of the Condamine River
Condamine River
The Condamine River, part of the Murray-Darling Basin, drains the northern portion of the Darling Downs, an area of sub-coastal southern Queensland, Australia...
.
The falls formed when water erosion by streams created gorges through layers of basalt
Basalt
Basalt is a common extrusive volcanic rock. It is usually grey to black and fine-grained due to rapid cooling of lava at the surface of a planet. It may be porphyritic containing larger crystals in a fine matrix, or vesicular, or frothy scoria. Unweathered basalt is black or grey...
and resistant trachyte
Trachyte
Trachyte is an igneous volcanic rock with an aphanitic to porphyritic texture. The mineral assemblage consists of essential alkali feldspar; relatively minor plagioclase and quartz or a feldspathoid such as nepheline may also be present....
.
The falls are currently retreating as large blocks at the bottom of the falls were not evident in photos taken in the 19th century.
Facilities at the falls include toilets, tables and fireplaces.
Other waterfalls in the area include Teviot Falls
Teviot Falls
Teviot Falls are found on the McPherson Range near Wilsons Peak in Queensland, Australia, close to the border with New South Wales.On the partially unsealed road up the range is the Teviot Gap, also known as The Head, and this is the best place to view the falls.There are another four waterfalls...
, Dagg's Falls
Dagg's Falls
Daggs Falls are found on the McPherson Range in Queensland, Australia, close to the border with New South Wales, 5 km east of Killarney.The falls are directly on the road side and there is a lookout provided....
, Brown’s Falls
Brown’s Falls
Browns Falls are located east of Killarney in Queensland, Australia, close to the border with New South Wales. The other four waterfalls surrounding Killarney are the Teviot Falls in the north at Teviot Gap, Queen Mary Falls, Daggs Falls and Upper Browns Falls....
and Upper Brown’s Falls.