The Tully River is a river

River

A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

 situated within the Cassowary Coast Region of North Queensland

North Queensland

North Queensland or the Northern Region is the northern part of the state of Queensland in Australia. Queensland is a massive state, larger than most countries, and the tropical northern part of it has been historically remote and undeveloped, resulting in a distinctive regional character and...

, named after William Alcock Tully, Queensland Surveyor-General from 1875-89.

The Bruce Highway

Bruce Highway

The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is a part of the Australian National Highway and also part of Highway 1...

 crosses the river south of Tully

Tully, Queensland

Tully is a small town in Queensland, Australia, adjacent to the Bruce Highway approximately south of Cairns by road and north of Townsville. At the 2006 census, Tully had a population of 2,457....

. Tully Gorge and Tully Falls

Tully Falls

Tully Falls are found on the Tully River in the Tully Gorge National Park in Queensland, Australia. The height of the waterfall is .Access to the falls is via a graded track....

 are located on the river near Ravenshoe

Ravenshoe, Queensland

Ravenshoe is a town on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is located south west of the regional centre, Cairns. At the 2006 census, Ravenshoe had a population of 910....

 and preserved within the Tully Gorge National Park

Tully Gorge National Park

Tully Gorge is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 1338 km northwest of Brisbane.- Waterfalls :Follow Tully Falls Road to the Tully Gorge Lookout. Tully Falls only run in a big wet season, but the walls of rock and rainforest which plunge 300 m down to the Tully River are still an...

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The Kareeya Hydro Power Station was built on the Tully River. In 1960 the Koombooloomba Dam

Koombooloomba Dam

Koombooloomba Dam is located 39 km south west of Ravenshoe. The dam was constructed in 1960 on the Tully River system for hydroelectric power generation. It has a surface area of 1550 hectares, has an average depth of 12.9 meters and holds some 200 700 mega-litres.Koombooloomba Hydro Power...

 was constructed on the Tully River.

Rafting accidents

In August 2007, an English schoolteacher drowned in a whitewater rafting

Rafting

Rafting or white water rafting is a challenging recreational outdoor activity using an inflatable raft to navigate a river or other bodies of water. This is usually done on white water or different degrees of rough water, in order to thrill and excite the raft passengers. The development of this...

 accident on the Tully River. Two months later there was another rafting accident which took the life of 22 year old Townsville woman at Tully Gorge. Another man drowned at Tully Gorge while rafting on 14 February 2009.