7.2 Kennedys Creek - Landslip Terraces

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:	7-030350. Nine kilometres north east of Carlisle River.
Access:	Tomahawk Creek Road.
Ownership:	Private land.
Geology/Geomorphology:	The site includes the valley of a tributary of Kennedys Creek and part of the adjacent flat topped divides. The western valley wall displays a regular array of basin shaped landslip scars that have cut a distinctive scalloped pattern into the interfluve. The pattern on the eastern valley side is less regular.
Significance:	Regional. The site displays a process of valley widening that is important in shaping the topography of the north western part of the Shire. This particular valley has a noticeably higher number of landslip sites than other tributaries of Kennedys Creek.

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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