Leichhardt Falls, Stepped waterfall in Gulf Country, Queensland, Australia

Leichhardt Falls is a plunge waterfall on the Leichhardt River in the Gulf Country of north-west Queensland, about 50 km upstream from where the river reaches the Gulf of Carpentaria. It is not tall; its breadth and many stepped ledges define it. The Savannah Way crosses the river above the falls, and the settlement of New Amraynald sits nearby on the western bank.

Both the falls and the Leichhardt River carry the name of Ludwig Leichhardt (1813–1848), the German-Australian explorer. His overland expedition of 1844–1845, from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, covered more than 3,000 miles and crossed this part of the Gulf Country.

The falls and the Leichhardt River are named after Ludwig Leichhardt (1813–1848), the German-Australian explorer. The Savannah Way crosses the river just above the falls, and the small settlement of New Amraynald sits nearby on the western bank.

The Savannah Way crosses the Leichhardt River just above the falls, about 77 road kilometres southeast of Burketown. The falls shrink to a trickle late in the dry season and the region floods in the wet season, so check road and river conditions before setting out.

The Savannah Way crosses the Leichhardt River just above the falls, and the small settlement of New Amraynald sits on the western bank nearby. The falls are about 77 road kilometres southeast of Burketown, roughly 50 kilometres upstream of the river's mouth at the Gulf of Carpentaria.