The Teviot Falls is a
plunge waterfall in the
Darling Downs
The Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia. The Downs are to the west of South East Queensland and are one of the major regions of Queensland. The name was generall ...
region of
Queensland
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Location and features
The falls are part of the
Scenic Rim
The Scenic Rim is a group of forested mountain ranges of the Great Dividing Range, located south of Brisbane agglomeration, straddling the border between south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. In 2021, the S ...
and are located near the town of . The falls descend
[ from the ]McPherson Range
The McPherson Range is an extensive mountain range, a spur of the Great Dividing Range, heading in an easterly direction from near Wallangarra to the Pacific Ocean coastline. It forms part of the Scenic Rim on the border between the states of Ne ...
near Wilsons Peak
Wilsons Peak ( Aboriginal: ''Jirramen'') is a mountain on the border of New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. Much of which is covered in rainforest. It marks the intersection of the Great Dividing Range with the McPherson Range in the ...
, north of the Queensland/New South Wales
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border.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
The Daggs Falls is a plunge waterfall on Spring Creek that is located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia.
Location and features
The falls are located east of the town of and descend from the McPherson Range, north of the Que ...
, Browns Falls
The Browns Falls is a plunge waterfall on the Spring Creek (South Branch) in Killarney, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.
Location and features
The falls are located approximately east of Killarney in the Darling Downs, just nort ...
and Upper Browns Falls.
Etymology
The naming of the falls is derived from the naming of Teviot Brook on 6 August 1828 by Allan Cunningham, a botanist and explorer, after the River Teviot
The River Teviot (; gd, Abhainn Tìbhiot), or Teviot Water, is a river of the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and is the largest tributary of the River Tweed by catchment area. The Teviot is an important river for wildlife, especially the A ...
, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
See also
* List of waterfalls of Queensland
*Wyaralong Dam
The Wyaralong Dam is a mass concrete gravity dam with an un-gated spillway across the Teviot Brook that is located in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for supply of potable water for the Scenic Rim ...
References
Waterfalls of Queensland
Darling Downs
Plunge waterfalls
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