24.10 Elliott River - Accordant Stream Mouths

This information has been developed from the publications:

Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the Western Region of Melbourne (1986) by Neville Rosengren
Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance on the Coast of Port Phillip Bay (1988) by Neville Rosengren.
Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the Shire of Otway (1984) by Neville Rosengren.

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Location:	24-275027. Coastal area east and west of the Elliott River Mouth.
Access:	Elliott Road and walking track off Great Ocean Road.
Ownership:	Crown Land (Otway National Park).
Geomorphology:	The Elliott River and small streams adjacent to this mouth have graded profiles in bedrock. The outlet level of the stream coincids with the level of the shore platform.
Significance:	State. Stream mouth accordance is an unusual situation and is particularly pronounced here. Most river mouths have been submerged by the Holocene sea level rise. The lower valleys typically have plugs of in-washed sand.

Elliott River

24.9 to 24.11

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