20. Tyers River Flood Plain

This information has been developed from the publications:

Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in Central Gippsland (1981) by Neville Rosengren, M.S McRae-Williams and S.M Kraemers,
Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance on the Coast of Port Phillip Bay and in the Catchment of Westernport Bay (1984, 88) by Neville Rosengren.
Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the South Gippsland Marine and Coastal Parks (1989) 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 (external link) section of the Geological Society of Australia website for details of geological heritage reports, and a bibliography.

Location:	515772. Tyers River floodplain at Tyers West.	Sites 8121 - 15 to 20
Access:	Tyers Road from Yallourn North.
Ownership:	Private Land.
Geology/Geomorphology:	River terraces and abandoned meander scars occur on the floodplain of the Tyers River.
Significance:	Local. These features are typical examples of the floodplain morphology of the smaller tributaries of the La Trobe River east of Yallourn.
Management:	Land uses seriously affected by flooding should be prohibited from the lower terrace. Limited quarrying of the upper terrace is compatible with the maintenance of the site as this would provide geological profiles of the terrace materials.

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