Australia
Queensland
Mareeba

Barron River

The Barron River is located on the Atherton Tablelands inland from in North Queensland, Australia. With its headwaters below Mount Hypipamee, the 165-kilometre -long river with a catchment area of approximately 2,138 square kilometres forms through run…
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Barron Falls and Rainforestation Nature Park.

Waterfall
is a steep tiered cascade waterfall in , Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. The falls are created by the Barron River descending from the to the Cairns coastal plain.

Zoo
is a tourist attraction near in , Australia. Set on 100 acres in the midst of World Heritage rainforest, the park opened in 1976.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Caravonica and Kamerunga.

Suburb
is a suburb of in the Cairns Region, , Australia. In the 2021 census, had a population of 2,183 people.

Suburb
is a town and a suburb of in the Cairns Region, , Australia. In the 2021 census, the suburb of had a population of 962 people.

Town
Smithfield is a suburb of in the Cairns Region, , Australia. In the 2021 census, Smithfield had a population of 6,664 people.

Barron River

Latitude
-16.85179° or 16° 51′ 6″ south
Longitude
145.66121° or 145° 39′ 40″ east
Elevation
334 metres (1,096 feet)
Open location code
5RM74MX6+7F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 99491618
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
11204154
Wiki­data ID
Q908974
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Satellite Map

Discover Barron River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Barron River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نهر بارون”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Barron”
  • Catalan: “Riu Barron”
  • Cebuano: “Barron River”
  • Dutch: “Barron rivier”
  • Dutch: “Barron”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر بارون”
  • French: “Barron River”
  • German: “Barron River”
  • Indonesian: “Sungai Barron”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Barron”
  • Italian: “Barron”
  • Korean: “바론강”
  • Polish: “Barron (rzeka)”
  • Polish: “Barron”
  • Spanish: “Rio Barron”
  • Spanish: “Río Barron”
  • Swedish: “Barron River”
  • Venetian: “Fiume Barron”
  • Welsh: “Afon Barron”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Caravonica and Barron Gorge.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Red Peak and Surprise Creek Waterfalls.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Barron River”. Photo: Mike Switzerland, CC BY-SA 3.0.