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78. Tooradin - Arcuate Ridge

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).
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Location:Devon Meadows – 574725. Three kilometres north-north-east of Tooradin.
Access:Muddy Gates Lane.
Ownership:Private land.
Geomorphology:A broad low ridge (less than five metres high) trends north-east across Muddy Gates Lane. The ridge has an unusual orientation in comparison with other Cranbourne Sand ridges, and has a smoothly curving western margin. It resembles in form those described at Rythedale (Site 84) and Cardinia (Site 86).
Significance:Regional. The composition and origin of this feature is not clear. It may represent a reworking of Cranbourne Sand topography at the margins of a former lake in the Dalmore Swamp.
Management:Class 2. Extensive quarrying or large scale construction activities that subsequently modified the topography of the ridge should not be permitted.
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