What is the name of Australia’s highest single-drop waterfall, at 268 metres?

Wallaman Falls is Australia’s highest single-drop waterfall, with a listed height of 268 metres.

The waterfall is in Girringun National Park in Queensland, within the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. It is formed by Stony Creek, which plunges from the Atherton Tableland toward the Herbert River valley.

Wallaman Falls is often described as Australia’s highest permanent single-drop waterfall. That wording matters because Australian waterfall rankings can change depending on whether they measure one uninterrupted plunge, total vertical descent, or seasonal flow.

The waterfall and surrounding rainforest are connected with the Warrgamaygan Aboriginal people. Visitors can view the falls from an upper lookout or follow a steep track toward the base, where the scale of the plunge is especially clear.