7.1.2 Alluvial plains (Nar Nar Goon, Caldermeade, Bass River Plain)
7. Eastern Plains (EP)
7.1 Central sunklands
| Alluvial plains developed in the lower reaches of the Dandenong, Cardinia and Tynong Creeks and the Bunyip, Lang Lang and Bass Rivers. The drainage eventually flowed into swamps and lagoons, described under Section 7.1.3. Since the drainage of the swamps, drains now confine the flows of all these rivers and streams. The original vegetation on the plains was mostly comprised of swamp scrub, but some areas would have been swampy grasslands and grasslands, some of which may have become invaded by swamp scrub immediately after the displacement of the Koori population. The present climate is humid to sub-humid with rainfall generally well distributed throughout the year. The grazing of dairy cattle has been an important industry in the past, but have mainly been replaced by beef cattle. Most of the alluvial plains have texture contrast soils (mostly Kurosols) but there are areas of grey clays (Vertosols). |  |
© State of Victoria (Agriculture Victoria) 1996 - .
This work, Victorian Resources Online, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. You are free to re-use the work under that licence, on the condition that you credit the State of Victoria (Agriculture Victoria) as author, indicate if changes were made and comply with the other licence terms.
The licence does not apply to ‘branding’ or some ‘images or photographs’ that may be owned by third parties. We ask you to seek prior approval to use images using the VRO feedback form. Access to higher quality images can also be provided on request.
This page was last updated on .