Blackdown Tableland is a national park in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.
Geography
The park is in Central Queensland, northwest of Brisbane. The mountainous terrain of the tablelands provides a unique landscape featuring gorges, waterfalls and diverse vegetation.
The Blackdown Tableland is a sandstone plateau rising abruptly from the plains below. Many creeks on the Tableland have developed gorges and waterfalls along their courses, the most notable of which drains in to the spectacular Rainbow Falls (Gudda Gumoo) over a drop. Some of the creeks on the Tableland are catchment fed by rain and often dry up, and some are spring fed and always flow even just a small amount. The national park is located in the north east of the central Queensland sandstone belt. Evidence of folding is shown in the rises and depressions amongst the ranges.
History
It is the traditional home of the Ghungalu people, whose rock art can be found in the park.
Climate
The plateau has a more temperate, local climate than the surrounding plains, supporting open forests, heath, ferns, and a variety of plants and animals, several of which are not found anywhere else. Parts of the eastern tablelands have an average rainfall of per year.
See also
- Protected areas of Queensland
References
External links
- Blackdown Tableland National Park
- Queensland Holidays: Blackdown Tableland National Park Photo Gallery