Ya3 - Moorabool River - Ingrown Meander

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Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the Western Region of Melbourne (1986) by Neville Rosengren

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Location:

Yaloak - 208485. Shire of Ballan. Moorabool River, 1.5 km west of ‘Koonlaroo’ homestead.

Site - Ya3

Access:

Ballan-Meredith Road.

Ownership:

Crown land.

Site Description:

An angular, elongated, incised, ingrown meander, with a very narrow meander neck, has developed on the Moorabool River at this locality.

Significance:

Local. The meander is an unusual form of the Moorabool River and illustrates one stage in the development of abandoned meanders in bedrock valleys.

Management:

Class 2. The site should be retained as public land and forestry and extractive industry not be permitted at the site.

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