Federal Falls

This article is about the waterfall in Lawson, within the South Lawson Waterfall Circuit. For the waterfall near Orange, see Federal Falls (Orange).
Federal Falls
Federal Falls from its base.
Federal Falls is located in New South Wales
Federal Falls
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LocationBlue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates33°44′05.5″S 150°26′22.3″E / 33.734861°S 150.439528°E / -33.734861; 150.439528
WatercourseCataract Creek

Federal Falls is a curtain ledge waterfall located in Lawson, New South Wales.[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 the fourth and furthest away falls from Lawson in the whole circuit.

Overview

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 discovered 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

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. South of the falls, along Lawson Creek, is Leslie Falls, the optional sixth fall of the circuit.[2]

Description

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, which is to the south.[2]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ "The Five Waterfalls of the South Lawson Waterfall Circuit | Hiking the World". hikingtheworld.blog. 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2024-09-11.