H147

Location: Kennedys Creek

Australian Soil Classification: Mottled Red KUROSOL
General Landscape Description: Hill
Site Description: North North West facing Mid Slope (22%)
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Neogene: Dilwyn Formation

H147 landscape image

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A1	0-10 cm	Dark reddish brown (5YR3/2); coarse sandy loam; weak mediumsubangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; very weak consistence, dry; very few gravely ferruginous nodules; pH 6.5; abrupt change to:	H147 Profile
A2	10-25 cm	Yellowish red (5YR4/6); loamy coarse sand;apedal (grainy) structure; sandy fabric; very weak consistence, dry; few fine gravely ferruginous nodules; pH 6.0; clear change to:
Subsoil
B21	25-40 cm	Yellowish red (5YR4/6); few fine distinct red (2.5YR5/8) mottles; sandy clay; weak coarse polyhedral / indeterminate structure; rough ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; few fine gravely ferruginous nodules; pH 6.0; gradual change to:
B22	40-75 cm	Reddish brown (5YR4/4); few fine distinct red (2.5YR4/6) mottles; light clay, sandy; weak coarse polyhedral/ indeterminate parting to moderate fine angular blocky structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 6.0 clear change to:
B23	75-90 cm	Red (2.5YR4/6); many medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR5/6) mottles; light clay, sandy; weak coarse polyhedral/ indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 5.5; clear change to:
B24	90-105 cm	Yellowish brown (10YR5/8); many medium prominent red (2.5YR4/6) mottles; light fine sandy clay; weak coarse polyhedral/ indeterminate parting to moderate fine angular blocky structure; rough 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	6.3	5.9	0.12	7	0.61	0.49	0.1	2.6	0.15	4.8	<10	210	37	8	85

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	1.47	41.5	29.2	27.5	8.2	Minimal Aggregation

Profile Described By: David Rees, October 2007.

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