The Govetts Leap Falls, also called the Bridal Veil Falls or simply Govetts Leap,
is a
bridal veil waterfall on the Govetts Leap Brook where it falls over Taylor Wall, located at Govetts Leap Lookout, approximately east of in the
Blue Mountains region of
New South Wales
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Australia
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.
The archaeologist,
V. Gordon Childe
Vere Gordon Childe (14 April 189219 October 1957) was an Australian archaeologist who specialised in the study of European prehistory. He spent most of his life in the United Kingdom, working as an academic for the University of Edinburgh and th ...
killed himslef at the falls in 1957.
Location and features
Govetts Leap Falls is situated overlooking the
Grose Valley
The Grose Valley is a rugged valley in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. It has been formed by the Grose River, the headwaters of which are in the Mount Victoria area. The valley is located between the Great Western Highway and ...
in the
Blue Mountains National Park
The Blue Mountains National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The national park is situated approximately west of Sydney, and the park boundary is quite ...
. The falls takes its name from
William Romaine Govett
William Romaine Govett (3 October 1807 – 22 August 1848) was a painter and assistant surveyor in the Surveyor-General's Department of New South Wales after whom Govetts Leap was named.
Background
Govett was born at Tiverton in Devon and ed ...
, a Government Surveyor who discovered the falls in .
[
The waterfall has a single drop of about .]
See also
* List of waterfalls in New South Wales
References
Waterfalls of the Blue Mountains
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