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Diagrammatic representations of Terrace development
The following animation shows how terraces are created by stream activity over hundreds of thousands of years. Click on the animation to start.
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A transcript of the terraces animation is available.
 Figure 1: Deposition of the sediments on which the Briagolong Unit soils are formed. |
 Figure 2: Erosion of the Briagolong land-surface following a period of uplift or sea level change |
 Figure 3: Valley in-filled with later sediments on which the Stratford Unit soils are formed |
 Figure 4: Erosion of the Stratford Unit land-surface following a period of uplift or seal level change. |
 Figure 5: Valley in-filled with later sediments (Qp6a, 6b) - see table below |
Geological Subdivision | Landform | Landform Elements | Map Unit |
Qp6a | Terrace | Terrace plain | |
Qp6b | Stagnant alluvial plain | Levee | |
Backplain | |||
Dune | |||
Swamp |
 Figure 6: Major sea level change associated with the last ice age resulted in erosion of late Pleistocene sediments |
 Figure 7: Present floodplains of Newry, Thomson, and La Trobe Units become in-filled with sediments |
 Figure 8: Generalised cross-section between Heyfield and north of Latrobe River near Rosedale (diagrammatic only - not to scale) |
 Figure 9: Generalised cross-section across Avon River and related terraces (diagrammatic only - not to scale) |
 Figure 10: Generalised indication of past sea levels |
