Teviot Falls

Teviot Falls
Teviot Falls during drought conditions in 2006.
Location	Scenic Rim, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates	28.22769°S 152.48220°E / -28.22769; 152.48220[1]
Type	Plunge
Total height	80 metres (260 ft)[2]
Number of drops	1
Watercourse	Teviot Brook

The Teviot Falls is a plunge waterfall on Teviot Brook in Carneys Creek, Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.^[1][3]

Location and features

External videos
Flowing fast after heavy rain, 2012

The falls are part of the Scenic Rim and are located near the town of Killarney. The falls descend 80 metres (260 ft)^[2] from the McPherson Range near Wilsons Peak, north of the Queensland/New South Wales border.^[4] The falls may be viewed via accessing a sealed road up the range towards Teviot Gap, also known as The Head.

Four other waterfalls are located in the area surrounding Killarney, including the Queen Mary Falls, Daggs Falls, Browns Falls 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, Roxburghshire, Scotland.^[3][5]

See also

• List of waterfalls of Queensland
• Wyaralong Dam

References

1. "Parish of Alford" (Map). Queensland Government. 1976. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
2. "Daggs Falls". World of Waterfalls. Johnny T. Cheng. 9 May 2008. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
3. "Tevoit Falls (entry 33768)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
4. Gold Coast Northern Rivers (Map) (12 ed.). QDM10. RACQ. 1998.
5. Steele, J. G. (1972). The explorers of the Moreton Bay District 1770-1830. Brisbane: University of Queensland Press. pp. 251, 270.