The Tolmer Falls is a plunge waterfall on the Tolmer Creek that is located in the Litchfield National Park in the Northern Territory of Australia.

Tolmer Falls
Tolmer Falls is located in Northern Territory
Tolmer Falls
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LocationLitchfield National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
Coordinates13°12′20″S 130°42′52″E / 13.20556°S 130.71444°E / -13.20556; 130.71444[1]
TypePlunge
Elevation102 metres (335 ft) AHD
Total height32–42 metres (105–138 ft)
Number of drops2
WatercourseTolmer Creek

Location and features

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The waterfall descends from an elevation of 102 metres (335 ft) above sea level in two drops that range in height between 32–42 metres (105–138 ft)[2] into a plunge pool. Accessed by sealed road, the falls are near the western boundary of the national park, approximately 85 kilometres (53 mi) south of Darwin.

The falls were named by explorer Frederick Henry Litchfield after his late father's colleague in the South Australia Police, Alexander Tolmer.

The site is noted for the large colony of orange leaf-bat Rhinonicteris aurantia, which number in their thousands.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tolmer Falls (NT)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  2. ^ "Map of Tolmer Falls, NT". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  3. ^ Richards, G.C.; Hall, L.S.; Parish, S. (photography) (2012). A natural history of Australian bats : working the night shift. CSIRO Pub. p. 12. ISBN 9780643103740.
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