The Browns Falls is a
plunge waterfall on the
Spring Creek (South Branch) in
Killarney
Killarney ( ; ga, Cill Airne , meaning 'church of sloes') is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. The town is on the northeastern shore of Lough Leane, part of Killarney National Park, and is home to St Mary's Cathedral, Ross Castl ...
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Southern Downs Region
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Queensland
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, Australia.
Location and features
The falls are located approximately east of
Killarney
Killarney ( ; ga, Cill Airne , meaning 'church of sloes') is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. The town is on the northeastern shore of Lough Leane, part of Killarney National Park, and is home to St Mary's Cathedral, Ross Castl ...
in the
Darling Downs
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, just north of the Queensland/
New South Wales
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border.
The falls descend approximately as it plunges over
basalt
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columns into the valley floor.
[ Access to the falls is possible by walking approximately from the Browns Picnic Area.
Four other waterfalls are located in the area surrounding Killarney, including the Teviot Falls in the north at Teviot Gap, ]Queen Mary Falls
The Queen Mary Falls is a Waterfall#Types, plunge waterfall on Spring Creek, in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia.
Location and features
The falls are situated in the Main Range National Park and descend from the McPherson Rang ...
, Daggs Falls and Upper Browns Falls.
See also
* List of waterfalls of Queensland
References
Waterfalls of Queensland
Darling Downs
Plunge waterfalls
Southern Downs Region
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