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14 St Leonards Jetty - Cuspate Spit

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).
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.

Location001725. St Leonards Jetty and breakwater.
Image: Sites of Significance Port Phillip Bay
Site 14, Cuspate foreland in St Leonards

Access
Bluff Road or Dudley Pde, St Leonards.

Ownership/Managing Authority
Crown land (St Leonards Foreshore Committee of Management and Port of Melbourne Authority).

Site Description
A small, triangular sand spit or cuspate foreland has developed in the lee of the breakwater at St Leonards Jetty and fills part of the harbour. The base of the foreland has irregular ridges marking stages of progradation in front of a low bluff. A parallel sand bar with a more pronounced apex projects in front of the foreland into the harbour.

Significance
Local. Although artificially induced, the foreland is a clear example of the growth of such spits in the lee of offshore obstacles. It illustrates a problem in coastal engineering in the provision and maintenance of harbours in regions where there is substantial longshore sand movement.

Management Considerations
Class 2. The maintenance of the harbour has first consideration here, and dredging consistent with this aim could be carried out when necessary.


Image: Sites of Significance Port Phillip Bay
Site 14, Cuspate foreland and looped bar in St Leonards
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