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19.4 Kennett River - Lower

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:19-472162. Two kilometres west of Kennett River township.

Access:

Grey River Road.

Ownership:

Crown land (Reserved Forest and River Reserve).

Geology/Geomorphology:

Otway Group sandstones are exposed in the stream bed on the steeper bank of two incised meanders.

Significance:

Local. The entrenched meanders and outcrops are clear examples of the processes of dissection of the eastern Otway Ranges.

19.2-6
Site 19.2, 19.4 and 19.6
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