   barron gorge national park is a national park in queensland, australia, 1,404&nbsp;km northwest of brisbane and  from kuranda. barron gorge is part of the wet tropics world heritage area. the kuranda scenic railway line passes through the park with a station at barron falls. one train runs from and returns to cairns daily. the original weir, constructed in 1934 at the top of the falls, is visible from the station lookout. ==landforms==  thumb|barron falls barron gorge formed where the barron river passes over the eastern escarpment of the atherton tablelands. barron falls cascade 265&nbsp;m to the gorge below. two waterfallsâstoney creek falls and surprise creek falls exist on tributaries of the barron river within the park. slopes around the gorge are steep with some at a 45Â° angle. this made construction of the railway hazardous. 23 lives were lost during its construction. ==history== in 1885 the explorer archibald meston described the barron falls in flood where the raging waters "rush together like wild horses as they enter the straight in the dread finish of their last race ... (where) the currents of air created by the cataract waved
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