1 to 5. High Level Swamps on Tertiary Sandstones and Sands

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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.

Introduction:

Between Stradbroke and Gormandale are numerous small lakes and swamps, the largest being Kangaroo Swamp which is over 1, 000 metres long and 600 metres wide. Some of the lake basins lie on drainage lines which have been blocked either by minor slumping or by accumulation of wind-blown sand. Others, particularly the larger basins, are probably deflation hollows where broad valleys have been enlarged by wind action during Pleistocene arid climatic phases. Of notable interest are those basins which are 'higher level' - i.e. they lie on low, broad divides rather than on the valley floors.

1.		Sites 8221-1 to 6
Location:	852596. Eight kilometres south of Willung.
Access:	Old Rosedale Road.
Ownership:	Crown Land.
Significance:	Five groups of lakes or swamps selected as being of regional significance are identified. However, no geomorphological analysis has been undertaken and the details of the origin and ages of lake basins are unknown. The wetlands in this area constitute the largest group of relatively undisturbed freshwater lakes and swamps in the Central Gippsland study area.
Management:	The importance of all wetland areas is decreased once they have been subjected to drainage, grazing, filling or if there is intensive clearing and/or erosion within their catchments. It is therefore recommended that the sites listed as 8221-1, 8221-2, 8221-3, 8221-4 and 8221–5 inclusive should not be subject to these disturbances. Planning of future coal-extraction operations should take account of the geomorphological and botanical significance of these wetlands.

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Location:	860585. Nine kilometres south of Willung.
Access:	Old Rosedale Road.
Ownership:	Crown Land.
Significance:	Five groups of lakes or swamps selected as being of regional significance are identified. However, no geomorphological analysis has been undertaken and the details of the origin and ages of lake basins are unknown. The wetlands in this area constitute the largest group of relatively undisturbed freshwater lakes and swamps in the Central Gippsland study area.
Management:	The importance of all wetland areas is decreased once they have been subjected to drainage, grazing, filling or if there is intensive clearing and/or erosion within their catchments. It is therefore recommended that the sites listed as 8221 – 1, 8221-2, 8221-3, 8221-4 and 8221–5 inclusive should not be subject to these disturbances. Planning of future coal-extraction operations should take account of the geomorphological and botanical significance of these wetlands.

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Location:	900535.	Kangaroo Swamp.
Access:	Harraps Highway and Kangaroo Swamp Road.
Ownership:	Mainly private land.
Significance:	Five groups of lakes or swamps selected as being of regional significance are identified. However, no geomorphological analysis has been undertaken and the details of the origin and ages of lake basins are unknown. The wetlands in this area constitute the largest group of relatively undisturbed freshwater lakes and swamps in the Central Gippsland study area.
Management:	The importance of all wetland areas is decreased once they have been subjected to drainage, grazing, filling or if there is intensive clearing and/or erosion within their catchments. It is therefore recommended that the sites listed as 8221–1, 8221-2, 8221-3, 8221-4 and 8221– 5 inclusive should not be subject to these disturbances. Planning of future coal-extraction operations should take account of the geomorphological and botanical significance of these wetlands.

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4.
Location:	930600. Ten kilometres west of Stradbroke.	Swamps and lakes west of Stradbroke. © Crown (State if Victoria) Copyright. reproduced by permission of the Surveyor-General, Victoria.
Access:	Thirteen Mile Road and North-South Road.
Ownership:	Crown Land.
Significance:	Five groups of lakes or swamps selected as being of regional significance are identified. However, no geomorphological analysis has been undertaken and the details of the origin and ages of lake basins are unknown. The wetlands in this area constitute the largest group of relatively undisturbed freshwater lakes and swamps in the Central Gippsland study area.
Management:	The importance of all wetland areas is decreased once they have been subjected to drainage, grazing, filling or if there is intensive clearing and/or erosion within their catchments. It is therefore recommended that the sites listed as 8221-1, 8221-2, 8221-3, 8221-4 and 8221–5 inclusive should not be subject to these disturbances. Planning of future coal-extraction operations should take account of the geomorphological and botanical significance of these wetlands.

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5.
Location:	910605 to 900590. 12 kilometres west of Stradbroke.	Swampl complex, west of Stradbroke. © Crown (State if Victoria) Copyright. reproduced by permission of the Surveyor-General, Victoria.
Access:	Harraps Highway.
Ownership:	Crown Land.
Significance:	This area contains a number of small lakes, some with alignments oblique to the trend of the major dune ridges, (see 8221– 1).
Management:	This area contains a number of small lakes, some with alignments oblique to the trend of the major dune ridges, (see 8221– 1).

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