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18 Cardinia Park - Stream Incision

This information has been developed from one or more of these publications:

  • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the Westernport Bay Catchment (1984) by Neville Rosengren.
  • 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 Environmental Significance in the Flood Plain of the Upper Yarra Valley Region (1983) by Neville Rosengren, Douglas Frood and Kim Lowe (as part of a study of Sites of Environmental Significance by the University of Melbourne for the then Upper Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges Authority).
Geological heritage sites, including sites of geomorphological interest and volcanic heritage sites, are under regular revision by the Geological Society of Australia, especially in the assessment of significance and values. Reference should be made to the most recent reports. See the Earth Science Heritage section of the Geological Society of Australia website (external link) for details of geological heritage reports, and a bibliography.

Location:Pakenham – 592819. Four kilometres south of Officer.
Image: Sites of Significance Westernport Bay
Incised channel of Cardinia Creek - rejuvenated following drainage of swamplands, Site 18.
Access:Officer Road.
Ownership:Crown Land (Public Land River Frontage).
Geomorphology:The Cardinia Creek is here deeply incised (in excess of 10 metres) into a former swampy flood plain. The channel in plain view is sinuous and there are steep and slumping bank sectors. The phase of erosion taking place was initiated with the draining of the former swampland over the last 100 years. The eroding channel walls expose the swamp and flood plain sediments.
Significance:Regional. The site is an example of the impact of the swamp drainage schemes on channel patterns in the northern catchment of Westernport Bay.
Management:Class 3. The site has been partly man-modified in attempts to control further erosion and reduce the hazard to farming activities. Therefore, while it is of considerable interest to monitor future erosion rates, it is recognised that further control measures that may reduce the significant features of the site may be necessary to reduce the risk of property damage.

References:
Bird, E.C.F. & Barson, M.M. (1981). Geomorphological implications of flood control measures, Lang Lang River, Victoria. Aust. Geog. Stud. 169-183.
Key, L.M. (1967). Historical geography of the Kooweerup disrict. M.A. thesis (unpub.) Dept. of Geog. Univ. of Melb.


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