H136

Location: Scotts Creek

Australian Soil Classification: Self Mulching (or Epipedal) Black VERTOSOL
General Landscape Description: Alluvial plain/ Floodplain
Site Description: East-South Easterly facing Terrace/Flat; Gently Undulating (6%)
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Quaternary Sediments

H136 landscape image

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A1	0-20 cm	Black (5Y2.5/1); medium clay; subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric;weak consistence, moderately moist; pH 7.5; clear change to:	H136 Profile
Subsoil
B21	20-45 cm	Black (10YR2/1); medium clay; strong fine subangular blocky structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 7.5; clear change to:
B22	45-80 cm	Very dark grey (2.5Y3/1); common fine faint light olive brown (2.5Y5/6) mottles; medium heavy clay; strong medium polyhedral parting to fine structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 7.5; gradual change to:
B23	80-100 cm	Very dark grey (2.5Y3/1) to dark grey (2.5Y4/1); common fine faint light olive brown (2.5Y5/6) mottles; heavy clay; moderate medium polyhedral parting to fine structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 8.0.

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	7.0	6.6	0.24	29	3.9	1.1	0.46	6.5	0.51	12	<10	390	79	11	230

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	0.99	59.8	53.0	50.5	24.3	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Water Stable

Profile Described By: David Rees, October 2007.

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