Ko5 Deep Creek Wildwood - Outcrops

This information has been developed from the publications:

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 Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the Shire of Otway (1984) by Neville Rosengren.

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	Konagaderra - 060350. Shire of Bulla. 3 km north of Bulla near the confluence of Emu Creek and Deep Creek.	Ko5 - Alternative sediments horizons, Deep Creek, Wildwood.
Access	Wildwood Road.
Ownership	Mostly private land, part Crown land.
Site Description	Deep Creek and Emu Creek have incised into Newer Volcanics basalt to expose the underlying Bullengarook Gravel resting unconformably on Silurian and Ordovician sedimentary bedrock.
	The rocks are exposed on the steep valley side slopes and in the channel of Deep Creek. Alluvium and terrace deposits including sand, silt and gravel are exposed in channel side sections upstream from the Wildwood Road bridge. The small conical hill on the valley floor just north of the bridge on the western side of the road is an inlier of Silurian in the core of an abandoned high level meander of Deep Creek surrounded by alluvial and terrace deposits.
	Ordovician sediments are well exposed in the bed of Emu Creek in the western part of the site.
Significance	Local. The site encloses the characteristic landforms and geology of Deep Creek valley. The meander core is the most obvious example of such features in the study area.
Management	The features of the site are adequately preserved under current land use, although the extent of private land makes access for detailed inspection very difficult. Further building construction on the meander core and in the abandoned higher level valley floor would obscure the significant features of this part of the site. Excavation or construction activity that would obscure outcrops and features of the valley floor should not be permitted.

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