Blencoe Falls

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title: "Blencoe Falls" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["waterfalls-of-far-north-queensland", "segmented-waterfalls"] description: "Waterfall in Far North Queensland" topic_path: "general/waterfalls-of-far-north-queensland" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blencoe_Falls" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Waterfall in Far North Queensland ::

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Field	Value
name	Blencoe Falls
photo	Blencoe Falls, Girrigun National Park, Far North Queensland, 2022.jpg
photo_width	250px
photo_caption	Blencoe Falls, 2022
map	Queensland
relief	yes
map_width	250px
coordinates
coords_ref
location	Far North, Queensland, Australia
type	Segmented
elevation	517 m
height	320 m
height_longest	230 m
number_drops	2
watercourse	Blencoe Creek
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| name = Blencoe Falls | photo = Blencoe Falls, Girrigun National Park, Far North Queensland, 2022.jpg | photo_width = 250px | photo_caption = Blencoe Falls, 2022 | map = Queensland | relief = yes | map_width = 250px | coordinates = | coords_ref = | location = Far North, Queensland, Australia | type = Segmented | elevation = 517 m | height = 320 m | height_longest = 230 m | number_drops = 2 | width = | average_width = | watercourse = Blencoe Creek | average_flow = | world_rank = The Blencoe Falls is a segmented waterfall on the Blencoe Creek, located in Kirrama, Tablelands Region, in Far North Queensland, Australia.

Location and features

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Blencoe_FallsTop_Pool,_Girrigun_National_Park,_North_Queensland.jpg" caption="Pool at the top of the falls, 2022"] ::

The falls are situated in the Girringun National Park approximately 2 km north of a confluence with the Blencoe Creek and the Herbert River. From an elevation of 517 m above sea level, in an initial drop of approximately 90 m and then cascade for another 230 m to the base of the gorge.

The falls can be reached by unsealed road from Mount Garnet on the Kennedy Highway. The unsealed Kirrama Range Road from Kennedy on the Bruce Highway also provides access from the coast to the falls. Access should only be attempted in dry conditions. Flooding can occur in the wetter months of December to April. Four-wheel-drive vehicles are recommended. Blencoe Falls lookout is approximately 62 km west of Kennedy.

The traditional custodians of the land surrounding the Blencoe Falls are the Indigenous Australian Warrongo people,

The second season of Survivor was filmed in an area close to the falls.

References

References

1. "Blencoe Falls, QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.
2. (19 May 2008). "Blencoe Falls". Johnny T. Cheng.
3. {{Cite QPN. 3166. Blencoe Falls. waterfall in the Tablelands Region
4. {{Gazetteer of Australia
5. (9 May 2008). "Blencoe Falls". Johnny T. Cheng.
6. (4 July 2012). "Blencoe Falls, Girringun National Park". [[Government of Queensland]].
7. (10 November 2020). "Visiting safely {{!}} Blencoe Falls, Girringun National Park". Department of Environment and Science, Queensland.
8. "Places and Drives – The Southern Tropics – Blencoe Falls 4WD Route". [[Wet Tropics Management Authority]].
9. (March 2025}}{{Cite web). "Warrungnu – Dry Tropics Wiki".

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