H137

Location: Scotts Creek

Australian Soil Classification: Mottled Yellow KANDOSOL / VERTOSOL
General Landscape Description: Low hill
Site Description: Lower South-South- East facing Slope/ Footslope; Gently Undulating (12%)
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Quaternary Colluvial Sediments (slumped)

H137 landscape image

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A1	0-10 cm	Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2); medium clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric;weak consistence, moderately moist; pH 7.5; clear change to:	H137 Profile
A3	10-25 cm	Dark greyish brown (10YR4/2); many coarse distinct brownish yellow (10YR6/6) mottles; light medium clay; moderate medium polyhedral / indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; weak consistence, moist; pH 7.0; gradual change to:
Subsoil
B1	25-40 cm	Light olive brown (2.5Y5/4); many medium distinct grey (2.5Y5/1) and yellowish brown (10YR5/6) mottles; light medium clay; weak medium polyhedral/ indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 7.0; gradual change to:
B21k	40-65 cm	Light yellowish brown (2.5Y6/4); many medium distinct and brownish yellow (10YR6/8) and grey (2.5Y5/1) mottles; light medium clay; weak medium polyhedral/ indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; many fine gravely calcium carbonate nodules; pH 8.5; clear change to:
B22	65-80 cm	Light yellowish brown (2.5Y6/4); many medium distinct and olive yellow (2.5Y6/8) and grey (2.5Y5/1) mottles; light medium clay; weak medium polyhedral/ indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; very firm consistence, moist; few fine gravely calcium carbonate nodules; pH 8.0; gradual change to:
B23	80-100 cm	Light yellowish brown (2.5Y6/4); many medium distinct and olive yellow (2.5Y6/8) and grey (2.5Y5/1) mottles; medium clay; weak medium polyhedral/ indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; very firm consistence, moist; few fine gravely calcium carbonate nodules; pH 7.7.

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	7.1	6.7	0.15	24	2.6	0.58	0.22	5.3	0.43	9.8	<10	230	38	7	160

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	59.0	53.1	49.5	27.3	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Water Stable

Profile Described By: David Rees, October 2007.

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