H146

Location: Kennedys Creek

Australian Soil Classification: Melanic-Mottled Brown KUROSOL
General Landscape Description: Hill
Site Description: West North West facing Upper Depression Mid Slope (6%)
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Neogene (Hanson Plain Sands) or Other (Dilwyn Formation)

H146 landscape image

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A1	0-20 cm	Very dark brown (10YR2/2); coarse sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, dry; pH 6.0; abrupt change to:	H146 Profile
A21	20-40 cm	Light grey (10YR6/1); a few medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR3/4) mottles; loamy coarse sand; apedal (grainy) structure; sandy fabric; very weak consistence, moist; pH 6.0; clear change to:
A22	40-55 cm	Yellowish brown (10YR5/4); a few medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR3/4) mottles; loamy coarse sand; apedal (grainy) structure; sandy fabric; weak consistence, moist; pH 5.5; clear change to:
Subsoil
B21	55-70 cm	Dark yellowish brown (10YR3/6); few medium distinct dark yellowish brown (5YR3/4) mottles; light clay, coarse sandy; weak coarse polyhedral / indeterminate parting to moderate fine angular blocky structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 5.5 gradual change to:
B22	70-80 cm	Strong brown (7.5YR5/6); common medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR5/6) mottles; light clay, coarse sandy; weak coarse polyhedral/ indeterminate parting to moderate fine angular blocky structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 5.0; gradual change to:
B23	80-100 cm	Strong brown (7.5YR4/6); common medium distinct reddish brown (5YR4/4) mottles; light medium clay; weak coarse polyhedral/ indeterminate parting to moderate fine angular blocky structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 5.0

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	6.6	6.3	0.09	9.8	0.78	0.34	0.09	3.8	0.25	7	<10	170	67	5	110

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	1.40	43.6	39.5	28.5	12.0	Minimal Aggregation

Profile Described By: David Rees, October 2007.

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