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Wandocka with Nuntin (Wa/Nt)

This map unit comprises mainly Wandocka with less than 30% of the Nuntin map unit. A small area occurs south of Clydebank.

Geology

Quaternary (Late Pleistocene) alluvium with Late Pleistocene aeolian sediments.

Landform

Backplain of a stagnant alluvial plain with small areas of dune fields.

MAP: Wandocka with Nuntin map unit
Original Vegetation

Unknown, probably grassland.

Previous Maps and Reports

This mapping unit was included under the Clydebank land system by Aldrick et al (1992).

Soils

See Wandocka and Nuntin map units.

Land Use

The land is mostly used for annual or irrigated pastures. Salinity can be a major problem.

PHOTO: Wandocka ground water pumping
Ground water pumping in the Wandocka unit west of Lake Wellington.
Note the east-west dune (Nuntin mapping unit) in background.
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