Federal Falls
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 Federal Falls from its base. | |
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| Location | Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°44′05.5″S 150°26′22.3″E / 33.734861°S 150.439528°E |
| Watercourse | Cataract Creek |
The Federal Falls are a set of falls located in Lawson, NSW.[1][2] It is part of the South Lawson Waterfall Circuit, and is accessed from a 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) track from Adelina Falls.[2] It is also the furthest away falls from Lawson in the whole circuit.
Overview
[edit]Accessed from a 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) track from the entrance point of The South Lawson Waterfall Circuit, it is the furthest falls in the circuit, and the smallest one too.[1] The falls were dicovered in the late-1800s, and was named in 1911, originally being called Hay's Cascade.[3] It is a small fall with some rocks at the base, and a beach too.
Location
[edit]Federal Falls is the furthest away fall in the South Lawson Waterfall Circuit, and runs along its watercourse, Cataract Creek.[2] The falls are 0.3 kilometres (0.19 mi) from the nearby Junction Falls. It is also just north of the junction of Cataract and Lawson Creek.[4] South of the falls, along Lawson Creek, is Leslie Falls, the optional sixth fall of the circuit.[2][4]
Description
[edit]Directly below the falls, lies a small beach, which guides Cataract Creek to the junction to the south.[2] The falls reside in a small canyon, with a track junction to the west of the falls.[1] It is also the second-lowest point in the South Lawson Waterfall Circuit, followed by Leslie Falls.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Service, NSW Department of Customer (2023-02-23). "South Lawson Waterfall Circuit | NSW Government". www.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ^ a b c d e f Chapman, John (2011). Day Walks Sydney (1st ed.). Australia. ISBN 9781920995089.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "The Five Waterfalls of the South Lawson Waterfall Circuit | Hiking the World". hikingtheworld.blog. 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- ^ a b "The South Lawson Waterfall Circuit". mractinium.github.io. Retrieved 2024-09-15.