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Coastal dunes and plains

These dunes and plains were mostly formed during the Holocene. In the Mid-Holocene the sea levels were about 2 m higher than they are today.

Qrd
This geological unit includes the dunes that adjoin the present coastline.

Qrm
This includes the estuarine plains that were deposited during the Mid-Holocene.

Subdivisions of the East Gippsland alluvial terraces, coastal plains and coastal dunes


Geological subdivisionLandformExample
TertiaryFoothills (dissected former plain)Extensive foothills at the base of the Highlands
Qp1Dissected high level terracesMinor occurrences in the upper Mitchell and Perry River valleys
Qp2Undulating plain, minor dissectionStratford to near Bairnsdale
Qp3Undulating plainMinor occurrences
Qp4Near level plain, slightly dissected around BairnsdaleHeyfield, Briagolong, west of Bairnsdale
Qp5Terrace plainStratford, Toongabbie, Lucknow
Qp6Terrace plainClydebank, Sale, Nambrock
QpdInland dunesMostly east of the Perry river
QraFlood plainPresent flood plains
QrdCoastal dunes
QrmMarine plain
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