Blencoe Falls
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Location and features
The falls are situated in the Girringun National Park approximately Script error: No such module "convert". north of a confluence with the Blencoe Creek and the Herbert River. From an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level,[3] the falls descend Script error: No such module "convert".[4] in an initial drop of approximately Script error: No such module "convert". and then cascade for another Script error: No such module "convert". to the base of the gorge.[5]
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.[6] Blencoe Falls lookout is approximately Script error: No such module "convert". west of Kennedy.[7]
The traditional custodians of the land surrounding the Blencoe Falls are the Indigenous Australian Warrongo people,[5] some of whom were driven over the ridges above Blencoe Falls to drown in the gorge.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".[8]
The second season of Survivor was filmed in an area close to the falls.[9]
See also
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