Tinaroo is a rural
locality
Locality may refer to:
* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
* Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...
in the
Tablelands Region
The Tablelands Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia inland from the city of Cairns. Established in 2008, it was preceded by four previous local government areas which dated back more than a century. On 1 January ...
,
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia.
In the , Tinaroo had a population of 312 people.
The town of Tinaroo Falls is on the eastern edge of the locality () beside
Lake Tinaroo
Lake Tinaroo is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Lake Tinaroo had a population of 0 people.
Geography
The locality includes the lake itself (also called Lake Tinaroo) created by the Tinaroo Dam
...
.
Geography
Tinaroo is located on the shore of
Lake Tinaroo
Lake Tinaroo is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Lake Tinaroo had a population of 0 people.
Geography
The locality includes the lake itself (also called Lake Tinaroo) created by the Tinaroo Dam
...
, a man-made
reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
.
Despite the town's name, the waterfall of the same name is not in either the town or the locality but it is very close by in the neighbouring locality of
Lake Tinaroo
Lake Tinaroo is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Lake Tinaroo had a population of 0 people.
Geography
The locality includes the lake itself (also called Lake Tinaroo) created by the Tinaroo Dam
...
, which includes the
Tinaroo Dam
The Tinaroo Dam, officially the Tinaroo Falls Dam, is a major ungated concrete gravity dam with a central ogee spillway across the Barron River located on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. The dam's purpose include ...
, the lake it impounds and the shoreline around the lake.
History
The town and locality take their name from Tinaroo Creek, which is believed to derive from ''tin hurroo'', a shout used by
tin miners.
At the , Tinaroo had a population of 266.
See also
*
Lake Tinaroo
Lake Tinaroo is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Lake Tinaroo had a population of 0 people.
Geography
The locality includes the lake itself (also called Lake Tinaroo) created by the Tinaroo Dam
...
References
External links
*
Town map of Tinaroo Falls, 1978
Towns in Queensland
Populated places in Far North Queensland
Tablelands Region
Localities in Queensland
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