Site 20 Coburg Lake - Alluvial Terrace

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 E20630 N218710
	Right bank of Merri Creek immediately west and south of the first footbridge south of Carr Street.
Access:	Carr Street.
Ownership & Municipality:	Public Land, City of Coburg, Lake Reserve.
Site Description:	The site is an alluvial terrace 4 m above the level of the Merri Creek channel. The exposed and eroding edge of the terrace shows a higher level bedrock channel overlain by boulders and rounded stream-worn cobbles of basalt. These are enclosed by an alluvial silty deposit.
Significance Rating:	Local.
	The site is a clear and safely accessible example of the internal structure of river terraces by the Merri Creek..
Site Sensitivity:	Class 2.
	The site is gradually eroding but this is the reason for the clear exposure of the terrace materials. The site should be left exposed as a geological site and not landscaped.
References:	None known.

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