# Browne Falls

- **Country:** New Zealand
- **Type:** Cascade
- **Height:** 619 or 836 metres
- **Location:** Doubtful Sound, New Zealand
- **World Rank:** 10
- **Number Drops:** 6
- **Photo Caption:** Browne Falls in summer with very low water flow

__NOTOC__ Browne Falls is a waterfall above Doubtful Sound, which is located in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand. In a temperate rain forest, the falls cascade down to the fiord near Hall Arm. Heights of 619 metres and 836 metres have been given for the falls. Their source is a tarn called Lake Browne (836 m above sea level) which when full, overflows down the side of the mountain face (similar to Sutherland's source). The stream makes 836 m height difference over 1,130 m horizontal difference, thus the mean gradient of stream is 42 degrees. This comparatively low angle makes the falls less impressive.

![Photo of Browne Falls](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Browne_Falls_%28Doubtful_Sound%29.jpg)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browne_Falls (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)