The Tin Mine Falls is a
cascade waterfall
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located in the remote Pilot Wilderness Area within the
Kosciuszko National Park in the
Snowy Mountains region of
New South Wales
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Australia. Described from top to bottom, the falls consist of non-segmented tiered
cascades over
bedrock with a few smaller
plunges, followed by a single large plunge into a pool. The falls are recessed into a ''punchbowl'' feature making it impossible to view the entire waterfall from a single location on the ground.
Location and features
The falls are located in remote country within the Kosciuszko National Park. The closest access point is the Cascade Fire Trail, a hiking trail that runs south from the Alpine Way, west of
Thredbo Village.
The height of Tin Mine Falls is listed as
[ or ,][ ] According to the World Waterfall Database, Tin Mine Falls is the 462nd tallest waterfall in the world, with a total height of . Official data from Geoscience Australia
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list the most significant waterfalls in Australia as:
* Wallaman Falls
The Wallaman Falls, a cascade and horsetail waterfall on the Stony Creek, is located in the UNESCO World Heritagelisted Wet Tropics in the locality of Wallaman, Shire of Hinchinbrook in the northern region of Queensland, Australia. The wat ...
- Queensland
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* Wollomombi Falls
The Wollomombi Falls is a plunge waterfall on the Wollomombi River in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia.
Location and features
In the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park approximately due east of Armidale and off the Waterfa ...
- New South Wales, with a single drop
Conclusions
The estimated height of corresponds with topography
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but contradicts Geoscience Australia's list of the tallest waterfalls in Australiacontinent
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). Unless the upper limit of the falls is fixed well upstream, to include a long section of shallow-slope non-bedrock streambed, the rumoured height of cannot be substantiated.
See also
* List of waterfalls of New South Wales
References
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Waterfalls of New South Wales
Cascade waterfalls
Kosciuszko National Park