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67. Musk Creek - Valley Incision and Raised Beaches

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 (external link) for details of geological heritage reports, and a bibliography.

Location:Flinders – 283417 to 286419. Two kilometres north of Flinders.
Image: Sites of Significance Westernport Bay
Erosion terrace (A) at mouth of Musk Creek, Site 67.
Access:Beach walk from Flinders jetty.
Ownership:Crown Land and private land.
Geology/Geomorphology:Adjacent to the mouth of Musk Creek are remnants of cobble beaches that lie 0.5 to 1.0 metres above the present high water mark. They represent abandoned storm beaches or Holocene sea level beaches built at a sea level slightly higher than present. The coastal slopes above the beaches include an erosion bench probably related to a former level of incision of Musk Creek. Two hundred metres upstream from the mouth of Musk Creek, an outcrop of hard dense basalt forms a series of cascades and low falls in the stream.
Significance:Regional. The sites are important to demonstrate changes in wave environment or sea level in Westernport Bay
Management:Class 1. No quarrying or building activity should be permitted on the area of the site.


67. Musk Creek - Valley Incision and Raised Beaches

Site 67, Musck Creek

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