Site 23 Mahoneys Road - 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 5000/04.11 E21150 N26200
	Left and right banks of Merri Creek immediately off the southern carriageway f Mahoneys Road.
Access:	Merri Path.
Ownership & Municipality:	Public Land, City of Broadmeadows (right bank); Public Land, City of Preston and some private land (left bank).
Site Description:	The site is an alluvial terrace of the Merri Creek backed by a degraded valley side bluff.
Significance Rating:	Local.
	The site is an example of a common geomorphological feature of the Merri Creek that has been extensively modified in the Metropolitan parts of the Merri Creek catchment.
Site Sensitivity:	Class 2.
	The site is undergoing natural rates of erosion including bank slumping. This is not presenting a threat to property or the utilisation of the area and is an example of the natural methods of change on an alluvial floodplain. Similar sites in the metropolitan area have generally been regarded or otherwise modified. This site is an opportunity to present a more natural geomorphological feature along the Merri Path.
References:	None known.

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