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Site 3. Hell Hole Gorge National Park<br />

STOCK ROUTE NUMBER: U510<br />

PRIORITY SPECIES: Animals:<br />

Emmott’s short-neck turtle (Emydura macquarii<br />

emmotti), and<br />

yellow-footed rock-wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus<br />

celeris).<br />

RATING: BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOT<br />

SHIRE COUNCIL: QUILPIE SHIRE<br />

Hell Hole Gorge is a restricted access national park with the stock route running<br />

straight through the park along Powell Creek. A small gorge of approximately 20<br />

metres in depth has been cut through the composite rock by Powell Creek (Plate 13).<br />

A fallen rock formation in the Gorge is home to a population of yellow-footed rockwallaby<br />

(Petrogale xanthopus celeris) (Plate 14). Emmott’s short-neck turtle<br />

(Emydura macquarii emmotti) exist in permanent pools.<br />

Plate 13. Hell Hole Gorge (Photo: B. Walsh).<br />

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