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Tully Gorge is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 1,338 km northwest of Brisbane. The park forms part of the Wooroonooran Important Bird Area , identified as such by BirdLife International because it supports populations of a range of bird species endemic to Queensland's Wet Tropics .
Highest point; Elevation: 687 m (2,254 ft) ... Mount Tyson is a mountain near Tully within the Tully Gorge National Park, Far North Queensland, Australia. Mount Tyson ...
The Tully River rises in the Cardwell Range, part of the Great Dividing Range on the northern boundary of the Kirrama State Forest. The river flows generally north through Lake Koombooloomba and flows over the Tully Falls near Ravenshoe and descends through the Tully Gorge within the Tully Gorge National Park, part of the UNESCO World Heritage–listed Wet Tropics site.
From the Atherton Tableland at an approximate elevation of 673 metres (2,208 ft) [3] above sea level, the falls descend in the range of 180–210 metres (590–690 ft) [4] into the Tully Gorge National Park, near the town of Ravenshoe. Access to the falls is via a 1.6-kilometre (0.99 mi) graded track. [5]
Cardstone village was built near the Tully River to accommodate workers and families of the Kareeya Hydro Power Station. The village and was less than 1 square kilometre (0.39 sq mi) in area. Cardstone was mostly surrounded by the rainforest of the Tully Gorge National Park which forms part of the World Heritage-listed Wet Tropics of Queensland ...
Wallaman Falls, Girringun National Park, Queensland.Australia's tallest waterfall. This is a list of waterfalls in Australia.. Wallaman Falls in Queensland are Australia's tallest permanent waterfall with a plunge of nearly 268 metres (879 ft).
Built in 1957 and most recently upgraded in 2008, the underground Kareeya Hydro Power Station was the first hydroelectric power station constructed on the Tully River. An intake tower is located in the Tully Falls Weir – a regulating pond for the power station – which directs water down a tunnel to the turbines below Tully Falls. Kareeya ...
The national park was previously named Flinders Group National Park until it was renamed on 28 November 2013. [1] This national park has a tropical climate, with a humid season from December to April, when temperatures exceed 30 degrees Celsius. [2] Many species of land and sea birds are represented here. [3]