H135

Location: Scotts Creek

Australian Soil Classification: Mottled Brown CHROMOSOL (possible KANDOSOL)
General Landscape Description: Low hill (Dissected plain)
Site Description: Mid South-West facing Slope; Rolling-steep (30%) Slope
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Palaeogene sediments

H135 landscape image

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A1	0-8 cm	Very dark grey (7.5YR3/1); clay loam; strong fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; firm consistence, moderately moist; pH 6.0; clear change to:	H135 Profile
Subsoil
B21	8-20 cm	Dark brown (7.5YR4/4); many medium distinct very dark grey (7.5YR3/1) mottles; medium clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 5.5; gradual change to:
B22	20-50 cm	Strong brown (7.5YR4/6); many fine faint yellowish brown (10YR5/4) and yellowish red brown (5YR4/6) mottles; medium clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 5.5; gradual change to:
B23	50-85 cm	Strong brown (7.5YR4/6); common coarse distinct brownish yellow (10YR6/8) and light grey (10YR6/1) mottles; medium heavy clay; weak prismatic/ indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; very firm consistence, moist; pH 6.0; clear change to:
B3k/C	85-105 cm	Very pale brown (10YR7/4); common medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR5/6) and pink (7.5YR8/4) mottles; light clay; weak medium polyhedral/ indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moderately moist; many medium gravely calcium carbonate nodules and soft segregations; pH 8.5.

Chemical Properties of Upper 10 cm:

Depth (cm)	pH (water)	pH (CaCl₂)	EC dS/m	Exchangeable Cations				Total Carbon %	Total Nitrogen %	Organic Matter %	Available Aluminium mg/kg	Available Potassium (Skene K) mg/kg	Phosphorous (Olsen P) mg/kg	Available Sulphur mg/kg	Phosphorous Buffering Index
				Ca	Mg	K	Na
				meq/100g
0-10	5.3	4.8	0.08	11	1.2	0.43	0.21	5.4	0.39	10	26	160	40	9	210

Physical Properties of Upper 10 cm:

Depth (cm)	Bulk Density kg/L	Volumetric Water				Dispersion				Slaking
		At Saturation pF0 mL/100mL	Near Saturation pF1.0 mL/100mL	Field Capacity pF2.0 mL/100mL	Wilting Point pF4.2 mL/100mL	Dry		Remoulded
						2 Hour	20 Hour	2 Hour	20 Hour
0-10	1.15	53.3	48.8	45.4	17.8	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Partial

Profile Described By: David Rees, October 2007.

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