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Carrington Falls
The Carrington Falls is a plunge waterfall across the Kangaroo River located in the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales, Australia.
Location and features
The falls are situated where the river crosses the western escarpment of the Budderoo Plateau to descend to the Kangaroo Valley. Located 7 km east-southeast of, the falls are protected within the Budderoo National Park, at an approximate elevation of 542 m above sea level and descend approximately 130 - 160 m from the plateau to the valley floor. The recreation facilities near the top of the waterfall were severely damaged by a bushfire in May 2016 and remained closed for repair until December 2018. The recreation facilities (Thomas Place picnic area) and three eastern lookouts were reopened to the public in January 2019. A noticeboard at the site reads as follows:
Locality
The locality of Carrington Falls is defined as a suburb of the Municipality of Kiama, "situated near the Kangaroo River about 6.5 km E of Upper Kangaroo Valley". At the, it had a population of 32.
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