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8.5 Carlisle River - High Level Lake

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:8-307096. One and a half kilometres north of the Carlisle River bridge.

Lake shoreline and dessicated peat.

Access:

Track off Black Bridge Road.

Ownership:

Crown land.

Geomorphology:

This is a small lake similar in form and origin to those at
Site 7.8A and 7.8B. There is more peat on the lake floor at this site and small sand beaches occur at the margin.

Significance:

Regional. There are a few of this lake type left in the Otway Shire due to extensive land clearing of the terrain in which they develop. This example on Crown Land should be left with an undisturbed catchment as indicated by the area of the site.

8.3 - 8.5
Site 8.3, 8.4, 8.5
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