Cataract Gorge
- Depth
- 159 m
- Rim
- 286 m
- Length
- 24.8 km
- Tonight
- 9°CRain · Wind 22 km/h NW
Cataract Gorge is up to 159 m deep: the rim reaches 286 m and the floor 14 m, along 24.8 km.
All facts
- Floor
- 14 m
Depth of Cataract Gorge
Up to 159 m deep (typically 90 m) along the 24.8 km in view.
Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).
Cataract Gorge 3D map
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Cataract Gorge terrain and contours
20 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.
Cataract Gorge elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Cataract Gorge weather
Today · Rain at night · 9 / 20°C (48 / 68°F) · 7.3 mm · Wind 22 km/h NW
Cataract Gorge forecast for about 286 m.
- Today9°20°7.3 mm22 km/h NW
- Sun4°11°21.0 mm19 km/h SE
- Mon3°13°–22 km/h W
- Tue8°13°–23 km/h NW
- Wed7°16°–24 km/h W
- Thu7°18°–18 km/h N
- Fri12°15°2.2 mm18 km/h NW
- Sat5°17°2.0 mm14 km/h W
- Sun6°15°0.1 mm15 km/h S
- Mon8°14°0.1 mm12 km/h NW
Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:19 UTC.
Camping & parking near Cataract Gorge
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Cataract Gorge, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
Basin Car Park
Nearest caravan site
BIG4 Launceston Holiday Park
All mapped places 4
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Basin Car ParkParking | 0.3 km E |
| Parking | 0.4 km S |
| Parking | 0.4 km NW |
| BIG4 Launceston Holiday ParkCaravan site | 2.2 km SE |
Slope
Share of the 12.7 × 12.7 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.
Mostly gentle: 92% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 0.6% of the 161 km² view
- Relief in view
- 424 m low point 1 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Where Cataract Gorge sits
Nearby places
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- Terrain
- Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-03-31)
- Land cover
- © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
- Facts
- Wikidata (CC0)
- Camping & parking, Geometry
- © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Panorama
- Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)