GL117
| Site: GL117 | Land Unit: Wannon Alluvial |
| Aust. Soil Class.: Episodic, Epipedal, Grey VERTOSOL (confidence level 2) | |
 | General Land Unit Description: This land unit occurs on the alluvial plains of the Wannon River and its tributaries in the south-west of the study area. The major soil type used to represent this unit is a Black Dermosol, although Sodic Black Vertosols are co-dominant. |
Site Description:
| Geology: Quaternaly alluvial | Landform pattern: Level plain |
| Position in landscape: Alluvial terrace | Internal drainage: Imperfectly drained |
Key profile features:
- Clay texture throughout
- Shallow topsoil depth
- Soil cracks when dry
- Strongly alkaline subsoil at depth
- Sodic topsoil
- Sodic subsoil
- Subsoil dispersive when dry
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