H81

Location: Timboon

Australian Soil Classification: Mottled Brown DERMOSOL / KUROSOL

General Landscape Description: Terraces Below Dissected Plain
Site Description: Lower Terrace
Vegetation: Pasture, Messmate, Manna Gum and Blackwood
Geology: Quaternary Sediments

H81 landscape image

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A11	0-15 cm	Very dark grey (10YR3/1); many moderate faint grey (10YR5/1) and brownish yellow (10YR6/6) (root) mottles; silty loam; moderate medium parting to fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, slightly moist; pH 4.8; clear change to:	H81 Profile
A12	15-28 cm	Greyish brown (10YR5/2); few medium faint brownish yellow (10YR6/6) mottles; silty loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, slightly moist; pH 4.8; clear change to:
A3/B1	28-40 cm	Greyish brown (10YR5/2); common medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR5/6) mottles; silty clay loam; moderate medium polyhedral structure; rough ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 4.8; gradual change to:
Subsoil
B21	40-60 cm	Yellowish brown (10YR5/4); many coarse prominent yellowish brown (10YR5/6) mottles; medium heavy clay; moderate medium polyhedral parting to fine angular blocky structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; pH 4.8; diffuse change to:
B22	60-90 cm	Greyish brown (10YR5/2); many very coarse brownish yellow (10YR6/8) mottles; medium heavy clay; moderate medium polyhedral parting to fine angular blocky structure; smooth ped fabric; very firm consistence, slightly moist; pH 4.8.

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	6.5	0.31	18	2.1	0.93	0.32	5.0	0.32	9.3	<10	420	21	14	150

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	1.34	48.4	41.5	38.3	13.5	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Water Stable

Profile Described By: David Rees, October 2006.

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