12. Merriman Creek - Willung

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.

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Location:	847666. Bridge over Merriman Creek at Willung.	Sites 8221 - 12 to 16
Access:	Old Rosedale Road.
Ownership:	Private Land.
Geology/Geomorphology:	Strongly ferruginised grits and sands of the Haunted Hill Gravels outcrop to form a small spur which has constricted Merriman Creek and resulted in extensive alluviation upstream.
Significance:	Regional. This is a clear example of a process which has caused deposition in several Gippsland rivers.
Management:	It is recommended that the spur and the ironstone outcrops be maintained as a complete landform unit to clearly illustrate the processes of alluviation involved in Merriman Creek. The small road cutting across the spur leading to the nearby house provides an adequate section into the ferruginous sediments and widening of this cutting could be permitted.
References:	Jenkin, J.J. 1968. The geomorphology and upper Cainozoic geology of south-east Gippsland, victoria. Mem. geol. Surv. Vict., 27.

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