H148

Location: Kennedys Creek

Australian Soil Classification: Epipedal Brown VERTOSOL/ Humic-Mottled Brown DERMOSOL
General Landscape Description: Hill, Ridge
Site Description: North North East facing Upper Slope (12%)
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Neogene or older (Dilwyn Formation)

H148 landscape image

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A1	0-25 cm	Very dark brown (10YR2/2); light clay; strong finesubangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; firm consistence, moderately moist; pH 5.7; clear change to:	H148 Profile
A3	25-40 cm	Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2); few fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR5/8) mottles; medium heavy clay; strong fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 5.0; gradual change to:
Subsoil
B21	40-60 cm	Dark greyish brown (10YR4/3); common medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR5/8) mottles; medium heavy clay; moderate medium polyhedral / indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 4.5; gradual change to:
B22	60-80 cm	Dark grey (7.5YR4/1); many coarse distinct reddish yellow (7.5YR6/8) and yellowish brown (10YR5/8) mottles; medium heavy clay; weak medium polyhedral/ indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; very firm consistence, wet; pH 4.5; gradual change to:
B23	80-100 cm	Olive brown (2.5Y5/3); many medium distinct dark grey (10YR4/1) and brownish yellow (10YR6/8) mottles; medium heavy clay; weak medium polyhedral/ indeterminate structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, wet; pH 4.5.

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	5.8	5.4	0.23	19	9.6	2.4	0.75	11	0.85	21	<10	680	64	21	360

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	0.90	64.7	57.1	53.0	29.4	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Water Stable

Profile Described By: David Rees, October 2007.

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