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4.1 Gellibrand River Tributary

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:4-193366. Five kilometres north west of Gellibrand.

Access:

Wonga Road.

Ownership:

Crown land (Reserved Forest).

Geology
/Geomorphology:

The site includes small tributary creeks of the Gellibrand River incised into deeply leached sands of the Dilwyn Formation. The drainage divides are of varied form including a small area of plateau in the south west that supports a wet heath vegetation.

Significance:

Local. The small plateau represents the former topography of the surface into which the drainage system is now incised.

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