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8.4 Carlisle River Erosion Terrace

This information has been developed from the publications:

  • 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 Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the Shire of Otway (1984) by Neville Rosengren.
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Location:8-093300. Four kilometres north of Carlisle River.

Access:

Carlisle-Gellibrand Road.

Ownership:

Private land and some Crown Land (Road Reserve).

Geomorphology:

A remnant of an erosion terrace 100 m wide occurs north of the Carlisle River. The outer and inner edges of the terrace are clearly defined by low buffers.

Significance:

Regional. This is a well preserved terrace remnant in an area where the terrace record is fragmentary. Its correlation with other terrace levels is useful in establishing the erosive and depositional history of streams.

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