8. Craig Swamp and Lakes

This information has been developed from the publications:

Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in Central Gippsland (1981) by Neville Rosengren, M.S McRae-Williams and S.M Kraemers,
Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance on the Coast of Port Phillip Bay and in the Catchment of Westernport Bay (1984, 88) by Neville Rosengren.
Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the South Gippsland Marine and Coastal Parks (1989) by Neville Rosengren.

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 (external link) section of the Geological Society of Australia website for details of geological heritage reports, and a bibliography.

Location:	015666. Seven kilometres north of Stradbroke.	Sites 8321-7 8
Access:	Unformed track off South Gippsland Highway six kilometres north of Stradbroke.
Ownership:	Crown Land, some private land.
Geology/Geomorphology:	This area is a mosaic of small lakes and swamps that lie on the uplifted and warped terrace surface north of Merriman Creek. The swamps lie on the same drainage alignment as Long Swamp and at a lower level. They represent a disrupted drainage system that has been developed on older barrier dune sands.
Significance:	Regional. The wetlands are representative of the drainage systems on Pleistocene barrier sands in the Holey Plains area. Their evolution is due to upwarping on the Baragwanath Anticline.
Management:	Disturbance to the wetlands such as further clearing and drainage should be prohibited.
References:	Jenkin, J.J. 1968. The geomorphology and upper Cainozoic geology of south-east Gippsland, Victoria. Mem. geol. Surv. Vict., 27.

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