Australia 
In numbers.
0.39m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Jul–Oct
Best months
200m
Elevation
The water at Russell Falls, month by month
It roars from June to October.
The fullest months: from June to October.
- 0.2 m³/sJan
- 0.2 m³/sFeb
- 0.2 m³/sMar
- 0.3 m³/sApr
- 0.4 m³/sMay
- 0.5 m³/sJun
- 0.5 m³/sJul
- 0.6 m³/sAug
- 0.7 m³/sSep
- 0.6 m³/sOct
- 0.4 m³/sNov
- 0.3 m³/sDec
From about 0.17 m³/s in the lowest month to 0.65 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from July to October.
Estimate: the timing comes from rain, snowmelt and evaporation (NASA POWER, 1991–2020); the amounts from the river model of HydroATLAS (WaterGAP, 1971–2000). Dams upstream can change the real flow.
Waterfall in Tasmania, Australia
Russell Falls is a waterfall in Australia. It lies within Mount Field National Park.
Getting there.
- Parking 620 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Hobart International Airport (HBA)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 68 km in a straight lineCar hire at HBA airport (Hobart)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From July to Octoberbest 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 275 m in 2.6 km. Here the river runs about 80 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- 9viewpointsLady Barron Falls, Tall Trees Viewing Platform and 7 more
- —waymarked walking routes
- 5car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- 5toilets
- 2information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 3other named waterfalls within 4 kmHorseshoe Falls, Lady Barron Falls, Sharpes Falls
- —caves
- 3campsitesLeft of Field Camping Gardens, Land of the Giants Caravan Park
- 3hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmRussell Falls Cottages, National Park Hotel, Hamlet Downs Country Accommodation
- 1restaurants 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).
Weather
The weather, month by month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon °C | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
| Night °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 58 | 44 | 64 | 63 | 74 | 84 | 85 | 109 | 98 | 85 | 67 | 72 |
| Wet days | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
| Sun h/day | 8.6 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.8 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (200 m) at −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Not a forecast.
Photos
Through visitors' eyes.
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 | 73% | 95% | 204% | 178% | 29% | 118% | 19% | 75% | 41% | 138% | 46% | 116% |
| 2021 | 83% | 157% | 120% | 54% | 43% | 78% | 52% | 51% | 60% | 188% | 93% | 39% |
| 2022 | 108% | 73% | 65% | 55% | 113% | 51% | 28% | 61% | 56% | 156% | 156% | 105% |
| 2023 | 58% | 110% | 92% | 54% | 62% | 70% | 37% | 24% | 37% | 80% | 64% | 76% |
| 2024 | 102% | 30% | 33% | 67% | 53% | 38% | 75% | 75% | 61% | 54% | 85% | 132% |
| 2025 | 39% | 55% | 44% | 52% | 37% | 57% | 73% | 27% | 74% | 92% | 117% | 50% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Russell Falls
Australia
- —Height
- 0.39 m³/sAverage flow
- Jul–OctBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q2967738) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| River flow and catchment | HydroATLAS / RiverATLAS v1.0 (Linke et al. 2019) · CC BY 4.0 |
| 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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