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YY7 - Little River - Tertiary Sediments

This information has been developed from this publication:

  • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the Western Region of Melbourne (1986) by Neville Rosengren
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Location:You Yangs - 794953. Shire of Corio. Little River valley, 1km west of Little River.

Access:

Toynes Road.

Ownership:

Crown land and private land.

Site Description:

The steep channel banks of the Little River expose beds of silt and fine sand of the Deutgam Silt.

Significance:

Local. The exposures are an example of the high level alluvium of the Little River valley.

Management:

Class 2. Building structures or artificial lining of the river channel would obscure the outcrops.
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