Site 10 Tate Reserve, Coburg - Former Creek Course

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

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.

Location:	YARRA 5000/04.09 E21900 N20100
	Tate Reserve on the western side of the Merri Creek at the end of Grant Street.
Access:	Merri Path (western side of Creek), Grant Street
Ownership & Municipality:	Public Land, City of Coburg.
Site Description:	A broad, shallow depression formerly with a swampy base is a higher level channel of the Merri Creek. Between this channel and the present channel is a rounded hill which is an outlier of basalt that has been isolated by the migration eastward and incision of the creek.
Significance Rating:	Local.
	The site is an example of an earlier, less incised channel of the Merri Creek. Due to the extensive modification to the creek course in the Metropolitan area, it is one of the few places where earlier higher level channels may still be seen.
Site Sensitivity:	Class 3.
	The site has been substantially disturbed and partly regarded but the general form of the higher level channel is still visible. The site has been extensively planted and as tree growth advances, the form of the channel will become disguised.
References:	None known.

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