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{{Short description|Waterfall on the Wollomombi River in New South Wales, Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox waterfall
| name           = Wollomombi Falls
| photo          = A371, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, Australia, Wollomombi Falls, 2007.JPG
| photo_width    = 250px
| photo_caption  = Wollomombi Falls
| map            = New South Wales
| relief         = yes
| map_width      = 250px
| coordinates    = {{coord|30|31|55|S|152|02|05|E|type:waterbody_region:AU-NSW_scale:50000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coords_ref     = <ref name=GNR>{{NSW GNR|id=SXYbXtUlMa|title=Wollomombi Falls|access-date=12 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Gazetteer of Australia|id=NSW65772|name=Wollomombi Falls (NSW)}}</ref>
| location       = [[New England (New South Wales)|New England]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]
| type           = [[Waterfall#Types|Plunge]]
| elevation      = {{convert|907|m}} {{AHD}}
| height         = {{convert|150|-|230|m}}
| height_longest = {{convert|100|m}}<ref name=ga2002>{{cite press release|url=http://www.ga.gov.au/about-us/news-media/media/media-archive/media-2002/tallest-waterfalls-in-australia.html|title=Tallest waterfalls in Australia|work=[[Geoscience Australia]]|publisher=[[Government of Australia]]|date=3 July 2002|access-date=14 May 2014}}</ref>
| number_drops   = 1
| width          = 
| average_width  = 
| watercourse    = [[Wollomombi River]]
| average_flow   = 
| world_rank     = 
}}
The '''Wollomombi Falls''' is a [[Waterfall#Types|horsetail waterfall]] on the [[Wollomombi River]] in the [[New England (New South Wales)|New England]] region of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]].

==Location and features==
[[File:Wollomombi Falls.jpg|thumb|left|Wollomombi Falls and Chandler Falls (on right)]]
[[Image:Wollomombi view.jpg|thumb|250px|View from Edgar's Lookout, Wollomombi, NSW]]
In the [[Oxley Wild Rivers National Park]] approximately {{convert|40|km}} due east of [[Armidale, New South Wales|Armidale]] and {{convert|1.45|km}} off the [[Waterfall Way]],<ref name=bonzle>{{cite web|url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=253652&cmd=sp|title=Map of Wollomombi Falls, NSW|work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia|access-date=12 May 2014}}</ref> the Wollomombi Falls are atop the Wollomombi Gorge near the [[confluence]] of the Wollomombi River with the [[Chandler River (New South Wales)|Chandler River]]. The Chandler Falls are on the Chandler River, adjacent to the Wollomombi Falls. The falls descend from an elevation of {{convert|907|m}} above sea level ([[Australian Height Datum|AHD]]) in one drop of {{convert|100|m}},<ref name=ga2002/> with a total descent that ranges in height between {{convert|150|-|230|m}} depending on the flow of the river.<ref name=bonzle/>

At one time they were believed to be the tallest in Australia. However, recent geographical revisions place them at second or third tallest, depending on the source, after the [[Tin Mine Falls]] in the [[Snowy Mountains]] and the [[Wallaman Falls]], near {{QLDcity|Ingham}}, [[Queensland]].<ref name=ga2002/>

===Hiking tracks and campground===
Several camp grounds and walking tracks are adjacent to the Wollomombi Falls and provide access to see the waterfall. Constructed by the [[National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)|National Parks and Wildlife Service]] are the Wollomombi Gorge and Falls Picnic Area, the {{convert|4|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} long, three-hour return Wollomombi Walking Track, the {{convert|2.5|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}}, 90-minute return Chandler Walking Track, and the Wollomombi Campground.<ref name=npsw>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/~/media/Visitor/Files/PDF/Brochures/waterfall-way-pdf.ashx|type=PDF|title=Wollomombi Gorge, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park|pages=7–8|work=Waterfall Way parks: Visitor Guide|publisher=[[National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)|National Parks and Wildlife Service]]|date=April 2014|access-date=14 May 2014}}</ref> The Chandler Walk route passes Checks Lookout before reaching the Chandler Lookout and then winding down to the bottom of the gorge downstream from the falls. Checks Lookout is about a third of the way along this walk with a view back along the gorge to the falls. The track ends {{convert|400|m}} below the top of the gorge. The Wollomombi Walk goes upstream past a lookout platform and across the Wollomombi River on a long steel bridge. The track continues to another lookout platform, which looks down on the falls from the opposite side of the gorge. A further extension of the track ends at a platform with views into the Chandler River gorge, which joins the Wollomombi Gorge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://short-walks.com.au/new-south-wales/wollomombi-falls-nsw/|title=Wollomombi Falls|work=Short Walks|publisher=Chris Hann|year=2008}}</ref>

Edgars Lookout provides an accessible view of the gorge on the western side of the falls lookouts.{{fact|date=November 2017}}

Facilities include drinking water, pit toilets, shelter shed, fireplace, and bush camping sites. There is also an information display.{{fact|date=November 2017}}

==See also==
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*[[List of waterfalls]]
*[[List of waterfalls of Australia]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.nrgeology.blogspot.com/search/label/wollomombi Northern Rivers Geology Blog - Wollomombi]
*{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/oxley-wild-rivers-national-park/wollomombi-gorge-and-falls-picnic-area/picnic-bbq|title=Wollomombi Gorge and Falls picnic area|work=Parks: Oxley Wild Rivers National Park|publisher=[[National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)|National Parks and Wildlife Service]]}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/country-nsw/armidale-area/armidale/attractions/wollomombi-falls|title=Wollomombi Falls - Armidale|work=Destination NSW|publisher=[[Government of New South Wales]]}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.nnsw.com.au/wollomombifalls/|title=Information about Wollomombi Falls|work=Your information guide to Northern NSW, Australia|date=November 1999}}

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[[Category:Waterfalls of New South Wales]]
[[Category:Oxley Wild Rivers National Park]]
[[Category:New England (New South Wales)]]
[[Category:Plunge waterfalls]]
[[Category:Waterfalls of the Waterfall Way]]