The Goulburn River was dammed by the southern end of the fault to create a natural lake.
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A section of the original Murray River channel immediately behind the fault was abandoned, and exists today as an empty channel known as Green Gully.
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There is a paucity of old hollow-bearing trees which provide habitat for rare and threatened fauna such as the Superb Parrot, Brush-tailed Phascogale and Inland Carpet Python.
In southern Australia it is often associated with stands of River Red Gum and Black Box.
A number of Eucalyptus camaldulensis sprouted on the flood plains and riparian zone shortly afterwards, some of which have been fenced-off by local farmers to avoid stock damage.
Eucalyptus | eucalyptus | Eucalyptus marginata | Eucalyptus globulus | Eucalyptus populnea | Eucalyptus camaldulensis | Eucalyptus regnans | Eucalyptus sieberi | Eucalyptus saligna | Eucalyptus deanei | Eucalyptus sclerophylla | ''Eucalyptus'' sap | Eucalyptus largiflorens | Eucalyptus wandoo | Eucalyptus tereticornis | Eucalyptus rossii | Eucalyptus michaeliana | Eucalyptus grandis | Eucalyptus elata | Eucalyptus drummondii | Eucalyptus diversicolor | Eucalyptus coolabah | Eucalyptus obliqua | Eucalyptus apiculata | Eucalyptus urophylla | Eucalyptus robusta | Eucalyptus risdonii | ''Eucalyptus regnans | Eucalyptus radiata | Eucalyptus paniculata |
Adults and larvae of Analeptes trifasciata feed on the bark and underlying wood of Adansonia digitata, Anacardium occidentale, Annona senegalensis, Ceiba pentandra, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Eucalyptus globulus, Eucalyptus saligna, Sclerocarya birrea, Spondias mombin, Sterculia setigera, Sterculia tragacantha.
The plains were once lightly forested with mainly gum, coolibah, box, wilga, belah, myall, Cypress pine and leopardwood trees.
The sanctuary contains many different types of wetland and is home to many plant species as well, such as River Red Gums, tall spikerush, and tussock grass.