The Indarri Falls travertine dam, Lawn Hill Creek, northwest Queensland, Australia

Indarri Falls is a spectacular travertine dam which impounds Lawn Hill Creek, a perennial karst stream draining the Barkly Tableland in northwest Queensland, Australia. The dam is at least 13.5 m high, making it the largest feature of its kind known in Australia. Carbonate precipitation at the Falls...

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Published inEarth surface processes and landforms Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 413 - 418
Main Authors DRYSDALE, R.N, GALE, S.J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chichester Wiley 01.04.1997
Subjects
Bgi / Prodig
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Freshwater
Geomorphology
Geomorphology, landform evolution
Karst
Physical geography
Surficial geology
Australia
Queensland
Queensland Australia
Dam
Hydrology
Karst
Ecosystem
Travertine
Tropical zone
Carbonate
Semi-arid area
Stream
sedimentary rocks
carbonate rocks
travertine
Australasia
karst
dams
semi-arid environment
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Summary:Indarri Falls is a spectacular travertine dam which impounds Lawn Hill Creek, a perennial karst stream draining the Barkly Tableland in northwest Queensland, Australia. The dam is at least 13.5 m high, making it the largest feature of its kind known in Australia. Carbonate precipitation at the Falls is favoured by downstream changes in the bulk chemistry of the karst spring waters which feed the Creek, although deposition at the microenvironmental level may be encouraged by biological factors. The dam has dramatically altered the hydrology and geomorphology of the area, transforming the middle reaches of Lawn Hill Creek from a fluvial to a lacustrine environment.
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ISSN:0197-9337
1096-9837
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1096-9837(199704)22:4<413::AID-ESP761>3.0.CO;2-K