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18.3 Landslip - Wild Dog Creek

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:18 - 322134. Junction of Wild Dog Creek Road and Rusty Road.

Access:

Wild Dog Creek Road.

Ownership:

Private land and Crown land (Road reserve).

Geomorphology:

This is a complex landslip involving movement of weathered
Cretaceous Rocks.

Significance:

Local. The slip is a clear example of a mass movement process common on the steep cleared slopes in the Apollo Bay area.

Wild Dog Creek
Outline of Wild Dog Creek.
Image:  Barham map
Map of Sites 18.2 and 18.3.
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