Ellenborough Falls, a
horsetail waterfall
A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in several wa ...
on the headwaters of the
Ellenborough River
Ellenborough River, a perennial river of the Hastings River catchment, is located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
Ellenborough River rises on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, south ...
, is located in the
Mid North Coast
The Mid North Coast is a country region in the north-east of the state of New South Wales, Australia. The region covers the mid northern coast of the state, beginning from Port Stephens north of Sydney, and extending as far north as Woolgoolg ...
region of
New South Wales
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Australia
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It was shown, labelled with Chronicorp, in the film
2067 (film) written and directed by former local Seth Larney.
Location and features
Ellenborough Falls is situated in the MidCoast Council area and is near
Elands and
Comboyne
Comboyne is a village on the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales. It is situated on the Comboyne Plateau, some 60 km south-west of Port Macquarie, 35 km west of Kew, New South Wales, Kew and 54 km north-west of Taree, New Sou ...
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on the Bulga Plateau.
The waterfall has a single drop of about
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See also
*List of waterfalls of Australia
This is a list of waterfalls in Australia.
Wallaman Falls in Queensland are Australia's tallest permanent waterfall with a plunge of nearly . Wollomombi Falls in New South Wales are second with a combined drop and Ellenborough Falls, also in ...
References
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Waterfalls of New South Wales
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Horsetail waterfalls