Feathertop Land System
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Symbol: F
Area sq Km: 7.77
Average Annual Precipitation (mm): >1 270 including snow
Landscape (topography & parent material): Steep to very steep slopes and precipitous escarpments below the High Plains. Elevations range from 1 200 - 1 800 m.
Soils
- Dominant: Shallow organic loams.
Other: Deep organic loams. Undifferentiated stony loams.
Native Vegetation (form & dominant species): Sub-alpine woodland to tall woodland of snow gum, or mountain gum and snow gum at the lower elevations; some alpine herbfield.
Land Use: State Forest and State Electricity Commission Crown Grant area that yields high amounts of water; no useful timber; of limited use for summer cattle grazing due to steepness. Strict control of grazing and other activities is necessary.
Erosion (present and hazard): Moderate to high sheet erosion hazard if the ground cover deteriorates. Mass movement erosion is likely on the steepest slopes.
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