10.2 Gellibrand River - Valley Form and Landslips at Upper Gellibrand

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:	10-302297 and 10-307287. One kilometre north east of Upper Gellibrand.
Access:	Ridge Road.
Ownership:	Private land.
Geomorphology:	This steep valley section of the Gellibrand River displays several stages of landslip development. Adjacent to Ridge Road in the north of the site is a depression high on the slope which is probably a back tilt block of an old landslip. Two hundred and fifty metres south of Roadnight Creek Road junction is a group of recently active landslips that extend from the ridge crest to the valley floor. Two wind gaps on the ridge north of the main landslip may be high level abandoned channel segments of the river.
Significance:	Regional. The landslips and wind gaps demonstrate the process of valley development on the upper Gellibrand River. The youngest landslips probably postdate land clearing.

Site 10.2

Sites 10.2 and 10.3

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