Place Names Register Extract

Edith Falls / Leliyn

Extract date: 06/06/2026

Name	Edith Falls / Leliyn
Type Designation	Waterfall
Place Id	12581
Place Type	Feature
Status	Recorded
Date Registered
Location (Datum GDA94)
	Latitude: -14° 10' S (Decimal degrees -14.1833)
	Longitude: 132° 10' E (Decimal degrees 132.1833)
Locality / Suburb
	Nitmiluk
Local Government Area
	Roper Gulf Shire Council
History/Origin	The Edith River, together with other Rivers in the area, was named by W McMinn, during the construction of the OT Line (1871), after the wife of the SA Governor Sir James Fergusson, Lady Edith Christian Fergusson (nee Ramsay) (b.1839 -d.1871) daughter of Marquis of Dalhousie (after whom Dalhousie Springs are named). The pool at Edith Falls was named Edith Reservoir at about the same time. Leliyn is the traditional Jawoyn Aboriginal name for the falls.

Register & Gazettal information

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