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43. Pearcedale - Inter-dune Swamp

This information has been developed from one or more of these publications:

  • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the Westernport Bay Catchment (1984) by Neville Rosengren.
  • 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 Environmental Significance in the Flood Plain of the Upper Yarra Valley Region (1983) by Neville Rosengren, Douglas Frood and Kim Lowe (as part of a study of Sites of Environmental Significance by the University of Melbourne for the then Upper Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges Authority).
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Location:Baxter – 448665. Three kilometres south of Pearcedale.
Access:Queens Road.
Ownership:Private land.
Geomorphology:An area of swamp and open water enclosed by low dune ridges of Cranbourne Sand. The base of the deflation hollow may be Baxter Sandstone. A smaller dry depression lies 150 metres south-east of the main swamp.
Significance:Local. This is the least disturbed freshwater wetland in the Mornington Peninsula section of the Westernport Bay catchment. It is representative of a widespread terrain type in the area before European settlement.
Management:Class 1. Drainage, clearing or artificial filling of the area of the site should not be permitted.


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