DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES
Bridgewater
| Bridgewater is a thin coastal plain of Tertiary and Quaternary deposits forming a barrier complex. A dune capped sand ridge stretches along the coastline with gently sloping sandy terrain and lagoonal systems behind. The lagoonal system supports a network of deep water pools, collapsed caverns or sink holes. The soils are a combination of siliceous sands (Podosols) on the dunes with underlying calcareous deposits giving rise to Calcarenite Dune Woodland and Coastal Dune Scrub. The lagoonal system sits on texture contrast soils, clays and peats (Chromosols, Vertosols, Hydrosols and Organosols) supporting Deep Freshwater Marsh and some Coastal Dune Scrub communities |  |
Further information on the DSE website.
EVC Benchmarks for this region (including EVC Benchmarks for this region) (external link)
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This document was last reviewed on 08/10/2008