The Bass Salinity Province forms the western end of the Bass Peninsula on the southeast coast of Westernport Bay. Over half of the Province (its south and central areas) is alluvial low coastal plains (Bass River flood plain), while most of the remainder is slightly undulating (Lang Lang Lowlands) to the north, with a small section in the southeast forming the northern slopes of the South Gippsland Highlands (Strzelecki Group). |
Catchment Management Region: | PORT PHILLIP & WESTERNPORT |
Priority Status: | High |
Province Area: | 10,380 ha |
Recorded Soil Salinity Area 1: | 438 ha |
Dominant Surface Geology Type: | Sedimentary |
Influence of Geological Structure on Salinity Occurrence/s: | Probable |
Relevant Geomorphological Mapping Units (GMUs): | 7.1.X, 3.3.X |
Predominant Groundwater Flow Systems (GFSs): | Intermediate & Local/Intermediate |
Relevant Irrigation Areas: | N/A |