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GL46 (8321) Crevasse Delta - Latrobe River

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
Geological heritage sites, including sites of geomorphological interest and volcanic heritage sites, are under regular revision by the Geological Society of Australia, especially in the assessment of significance and values. Reference should be made to the most recent reports. See the Earth Science Heritage section of the Geological Society of Australia website for details of geological heritage reports, and a bibliography.



Location:160796 (8321). 10 kilometres east of Sale.
Image: East Gippsland Sites of Significance
Crevasse delta on abandoned distributary of the Latrobe River

Abstract:
Crevasse delta on flood plain.

Access:
The Heart Landing Road.

Ownership:
Private land.

Geomorphology:
The flood plain of the LaTrobe River downstream from the Thomson River junction is a broad wetland of swamps and lagoons contained between well defined valley side bluffs. The river has high natural levee banks breached in places by flood crevasses which have built sandy and silty lobes into the swamp. These may be re-activated during successive floods and develop an elongate delta-like form such as that illustrated on the northern edge of The Heat Morass.

Significance:
Local. Similar forms appear on the flood plain of the Snowy River (8622 - 13).

Management:
Drainage of the morass should be prohibited as this would isolate the crevasse and reduce the significance of the site for measurement of rates of accretion.


GL 43 op 46
Sites GL43-46

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