GL22 (8422) Eagle Point Bluff

This information has been developed from the publications:

Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in Central Gippsland (1981) by Neville Rosengren, M.S McRae-Williams and S.M Kraemers.
Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the Gippsland Lakes Catchment (1984) by Neville Rosengren.
Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in East Gippsland, Victoria (1981) by Neville Rosengren, M.S McRae-Williams

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Location:	593062 (8422). Eagle Point Bluff lookout above the Mitchell River.	Sites GL 19-25
Abstract:	Type locality of Eagle Point Sand Member of Haunted Hill Gravel.
Access:	Road from Eagle Point - Point Dawson Road or boat in the Mitchell River.
Ownership:	Crown land.
Geomorphology::	A river cliff exposes 20 metres of sands overlain by gravels on the southern bank of the Mitchell River. The cliff is actively undercut by the river. The beds are a sandy facies of the Haunted Hill Gravels and are named the Eagle Point Sand Member.
Significance:	Regional. This is a type locality and clearly indicates the predominant sandy rather than gravely characteristics of much of the Haunted Hill Gravels.
Management:	The precipitous and unstable nature of the cliff makes inspection difficult and dangerous. It is probably better to direct interested parties to the section at Tyers Creek (GL-21).

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