Werribee Gorge State Park




Protected area in Victoria, Australia



































Werribee Gorge State Park
Victoria

IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)

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Bushland at Werribee Gorge



Werribee Gorge State Park is located in Victoria

Werribee Gorge State Park

Werribee Gorge State Park




Nearest town or city Bacchus Marsh
Coordinates
37°40′S 144°21′E / 37.66°S 144.35°E / -37.66; 144.35Coordinates: 37°40′S 144°21′E / 37.66°S 144.35°E / -37.66; 144.35
Established 1978
Area 5.75 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Managing authorities Parks Victoria
Website Werribee Gorge State Park
See also Protected areas of Victoria

Werribee Gorge State Park is a state park in Victoria, Australia.[1][2] It is located near Bacchus Marsh and is used by bushwalkers and rock climbers, who are attracted to its views and geological features.[3]




Contents






  • 1 Werribee Gorge


  • 2 Getting there


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References





Werribee Gorge


The main feature of this park is the Werribee Gorge, through which the Werribee River meanders. This gorge has acquired some renown throughout the 20th century for its geological value.[4][5]


Werribee Gorge has attracted the attention of geologists last century[when?] as one of the earliest known ancient glacial deposits, parts of which can be seen.[citation needed] The 200m deep gorge was formed about a million years ago when movements along a fault in the Earth's crust steepened the river's gradient. Since then the stream has continued to deepen the gorge through underlying rock to ancient sediments deposited in a sea more than 400 million years ago. Other geological events that have since occurred include the advance and retreat of an ice sheet and the inflow of volcanic lava.


There is a walking track which winds itself through the gorge, which is used by bushwalkers and locals.



Getting there




Information sign


Werribee Gorge State Park is about 8 km west of Bacchus Marsh and can be approached by two routes. The first is via the Western Freeway and the Pentland Hills Road to Myers Road, a gravel road steep in places. This provides access to the Gorge itself. The second is via Ironbark Road (the Ballan-Ingliston Road) which is approached from the Bacchus Marsh-Anakie Road.



See also


  • Protected areas of Victoria


References





  1. ^
    "Werribee Gorge State Park", Official website, Parks Victoria, retrieved 2012-01-29.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^
    Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database CAPAD08, Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Populations and Communities, Commonwealth of Australia, 2008, retrieved 2012-01-29


  3. ^
    "Werribee Gorge State Park visitor guide" (PDF), Park Notes, Parks Victoria, November 2011, retrieved 2012-01-29


  4. ^
    Lerderderg State Park and Werribee Gorge State Park (PDF), Parks Victoria, February 1999, retrieved 2012-01-30


  5. ^
    Robin Taylor (1 January 1999), Wild Places of Greater Melbourne, CSIRO Publishing, p. 180, ISBN 978-0-9577471-0-4, retrieved 30 January 2012










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