Australia 
In numbers.
Feb–Apr
Jun
Best months
75m
Elevation
The water at Balaka Falls, month by month
It roars from February to April.
The fullest months: from February to April.
- 56%Jan
- 100%Feb
- 100%Mar
- 77%Apr
- 53%May
- 74%Jun
- 53%Jul
- 42%Aug
- 31%Sep
- 40%Oct
- 56%Nov
- 53%Dec
Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from February to April and June.
Estimate from rain, snowmelt and evaporation month by month (NASA POWER, 1991–2020) around the falls. Dams upstream can change the real flow.
Waterfall in New South Wales, Australia
Balaka Falls is a waterfall in Australia.
Getting there.
- Carlingfordnearest town · 1.5 km in a straight line
- Parking 1,020 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 23 km in a straight lineCar hire at SYD airport (Sydney)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From February to April and Junebest months to go (estimate)
Plan your visit
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Seen from the sky.
8 × 8 km of cloud-free satellite image, with what OpenStreetMap knows around the falls.
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Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 8 × 8 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
The line follows the river as mapped in OpenStreetMap; heights from the 30 m Copernicus model, which smooths narrow drops — the published height of the falls is the one above.
Around the falls the river drops 36 m in 2.2 km. Here the river runs about 21 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- —viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- 72car parks
- —swimming spots
- 7picnic sites
- 20toilets
- 1information boards and visitor centres
- 51bus stops within 1 km
- 1other named waterfalls within 4 kmDarling Mills
- —caves
- 3campsitesBundilla Scout Camp, Wickham Camping Area
- 25hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmNovotel, APX Parramatta, PARKROYAL Parramatta and 22 more
- 37restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, up to 2 km around the falls (unless noted). A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Towns nearby
- Carlingford1.5 km in a straight line
- North Rocks1.6 km in a straight line
- Telopea1.6 km in a straight line
- Oatlands2.0 km in a straight line
- Dundas Valley2.1 km in a straight line
- Northmead3.2 km in a straight line
- North Parramatta3.4 km in a straight line
- West Pennant Hills3.9 km in a straight line
Weather
The weather, month by month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 |
| Night °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 83 | 134 | 104 | 73 | 54 | 87 | 44 | 46 | 43 | 64 | 83 | 72 |
| Wet days | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 |
| Sun h/day | 8.2 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.2 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (75 m) at −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Not a forecast.
Recent years
Wet years and dry years
Rain of each month as a share of the 1991–2020 average. A wet season above 100 % usually means a fuller waterfall.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 79% | 271% | 169% | 84% | 83% | 18% | 242% | 157% | 50% | 188% | 64% | 151% |
| 2021 | 88% | 76% | 282% | 23% | 84% | 46% | 42% | 85% | 64% | 101% | 241% | 125% |
| 2022 | 159% | 137% | 405% | 144% | 121% | 6% | 532% | 75% | 211% | 263% | 82% | 42% |
| 2023 | 172% | 70% | 64% | 95% | 34% | 13% | 19% | 92% | 34% | 40% | 159% | 173% |
| 2024 | 133% | 75% | 32% | 245% | 142% | 104% | 55% | 36% | 63% | 43% | 114% | 46% |
| 2025 | 145% | 43% | 107% | 64% | 234% | 8% | 170% | 287% | 134% | 47% | 53% | 71% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Balaka Falls
Australia
- —Height
- —Average flow
- Feb–Apr, JunBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q96372996) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Climate | NASA POWER, 1991–2020 |
| Relief, river profile, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Paths, viewpoints, parking | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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