Stoney Creek Falls, Waterfall in Barron Gorge National Park, Queensland, Australia
Stoney Creek Falls is a cascade waterfall on Stoney Creek where it drops in steps from the shoulders of the Barron Gorge, within Barron Gorge National Park, Queensland. Its total fall is 42 metres. A curved lattice railway bridge passes directly in front of the falls, carrying the Kuranda Scenic Railway and The Savannahlander across the creek.
The falls are protected within Barron Gorge National Park, gazetted in 1940, where Stoney Creek drops in steps from the shoulders of the gorge. The curved lattice railway bridge in front of the falls belongs to the line opened in 1891, now used by the Kuranda Scenic Railway and The Savannahlander.
The falls are seen from the Kuranda Scenic Railway and The Savannahlander, whose trains cross the curved lattice bridge in front of them. Passengers get a view of the cascade as the line passes over Stoney Creek, where the water drops from the Atherton Tablelands toward the Cairns coastal plain.
The falls sit within Barron Gorge National Park, where Stoney Creek drops in steps from the Atherton Tablelands to the Cairns coastal plain. The curved lattice railway bridge crosses directly in front of them, so the clearest view is from a train on the Kuranda Scenic Railway or The Savannahlander as it passes over the creek.
The falls are best known for the curved lattice railway bridge that passes directly in front of them. Passengers on the Kuranda Scenic Railway and The Savannahlander see the cascade as their train crosses Stoney Creek, a view most road visitors miss.
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