7.3 Fault Scarp and Incised Stream

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.

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

Location:	7-050335- Eight kilometres north west of Carlisle River.
Access:	Tomahawk Creek Road.
Ownership:	Private land and partly Crown land.
Geology/Geomorphology:	A small tributary of Tomahawk Creek is deeply incised into the scarp of the Colac Fault which has clear topographic expression here.
Significance:	Regional. The site clearly displays the erosional and tectonic processes responsible for much of the terrain in the north west of the Shire.

Site 7.2 and 7.3

Image: Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance - 7.2 & 7.3

Morphology of Site 7.2 and 7.3

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