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Tumbling Waters

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Total population

429

Air quality index

43Good
WeatherAvg high 91.3°F
Coordinates-12.77°, 130.95°

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City facts

Overview

Tumbling Waters is an outer rural location in Darwin. The name of the locality derived from the town which was named after the rapids "Tumbling Waters" where R C Burton discovered gold in 1869.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-12.7657
Longitude
130.9512
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
91.3°F
Avg low
73.8°F
Annual precipitation
72.3 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

US AQI — Good
43
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
8.8
PM10 (µg/m³)
11.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
73
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.3

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
41,768
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Bluestem
    Andropogon gayanus Kunth · Liliopsida
    5,926
  • agile wallaby
    Macropus agilis (Gould, 1841) · Mammalia
    5,775
  • northern brown bandicoot
    Isoodon macrourus (Gould, 1842) · Mammalia
    2,796
  • common brushtail possum
    Trichosurus vulpecula (Kerr, 1792) · Mammalia
    2,705
  • Typhonium praetermissum A.Hay
    Typhonium praetermissum A.Hay · Liliopsida
    2,264
  • Bufo toad, Bullfrog, Cane toad, Giant American toad, Marine Toad, Suriname toad
    Rhinella marina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Amphibia
    1,663
  • Bar-shouldered Dove
    Geopelia humeralis (Temminck, 1821) · Aves
    764
  • wild boar
    Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
    658

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.7
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,080

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
6
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Gamba Grass
Gamba Grass
Andropogon gayanus
Seen 2026-08-08
Acacia dimidiata
Acacia dimidiata
Acacia dimidiata
Seen 2026-08-08
Turkey Bush
Turkey Bush
Calytrix exstipulata
Seen 2026-08-08
Spotted Scat
Spotted Scat
Scatophagus argus
Seen 2026-08-07
Freshwater Longtom
Freshwater Longtom
Strongylura krefftii
Seen 2026-08-05
Spotted Archerfish
Spotted Archerfish
Toxotes chatareus
Seen 2026-08-05
Barred Grunter
Barred Grunter
Amniataba percoides
Seen 2026-08-05
Sooty Grunter
Sooty Grunter
Hephaestus fuliginosus
Seen 2026-08-05
Painted Grasshawk
Painted Grasshawk
Neurothemis stigmatizans
Seen 2026-08-05

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics

ASGS 2021
SAL70266
Population (Wikidata)
170
Wikidata
Q7852589

ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics — ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112