31. Traralgon Creek

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:

586574 to 564465. Road cutting and river cliffs along Traralgon Creek upstream from Koornalla.

Image: West Gippsland Sites of Significance

Traralgon Creek near Valley View - Thin black coal seam (between dotted lines), in Cretaceous sediments.

Access:

Traralgon Creek Road.

Ownership:

Crown Land.

Geology/Geomorphology:

The creek valley is deeply incised and there is extensive outcrop of Lower Cretaceous sedimentary rock in the stream channel and valley walls and in road cutting. All these exposures are of importance as they display a range of lithologies including black coal in the Cretaceous rocks and several are of outstanding significance as they contain major fossil plant remains.

Significance:

State. Because very little detailed stratigraphical analysis has been undertaken of the Lower Cretaceous in eastern Victoria, all fossil localities must be regarded as highly significant.

Management:

Flooding of these sites by dam construction in the Traralgon Creek would destroy the significance of these sites. Road widening would be compatible with the maintenance of the sites.

Sites of Geological & Geomorphological Significance - Figure 29

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