13. Ebb/Flood Channel Bars

This information has been developed from the publication:

Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the South Gippsland Marine and Coastal Parks (1989) Neville Rosengren.
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Location	263035; 275025; 275995. Major bends in the main tidal channel.
Access:	Boat.
Significant Features:	At the three localities elongated channel bars have developed in response to ebb and flood tidal currents. The orientation and elongation of the bars can be used as a basis for determining relative strengths or dominance of ebb and flood currents.
Significance Level:	Local. The bars are typical of subaqueous features formed in sandy, tidy channels with strong ebb and flood currents.
Management Issues:	No management difficulties are evident.
Research & Monitoring Requirements:	Mapping from aerial photographs.
Public Interpretation Possibilities:	Not applicable although information on channel positions would be of value to boaters.
Main Reference:	Vertical aerial photographs.

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