Soil Hydraulic Properties

Technical Report July 2004 | Final Report July 2004 | A Database of Soil Hydraulic Properties of the Shepparton Irrigation Region, July 2004

Soil Hydraulic Properties in the Shepparton Irrigation Region

Irrigation in a variable landscape: Matching Irrgation Systems and Enterprises to Soil Hydraulics
This report series was prepared in 2004 and 2005 by the Department of Primary Industries: Irrigation in a Variable Landscape Matching Irrigation Systems Enterprises to Soil Hydraulic Characteristics. This project has focused on collecting information on soil hydraulic properties of major soils in the Shepparton Irrigation District. Such information provides a useful tool for facilitating land use changes consistent with the principles of water use efficiency and sustainability. Existing detailed soil maps were used as a reference. The study carried out measurements of hydraulic properties on 34 soil types at 79 sites - representing 75% of the Shepparton Irrigation region. This new information on soil hydraulic properties adds significant value to existing soil maps and information, and will assist in land use planing, irrigation design, water management and irrigation related policy initiatives. In addition, soil hydraulic property data will provide a knowledge link between irrigation management and impact on water tables and salinity, and between farm and catchment management.
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Matching irrigation systems and enterprises to soil hydraulic characteristics.
Technical Report, July 2004

		Front Page and Contents (PDF 217KB)
	1	Introduction (PDF 110KB)
	2	Soil Hydraulic Parameters (PDF 218KB)
	3	Soils and Sites (PDF 696KB)
	4	Field Measurements (PDF 355KB)
	5	Laboratory Measurements (PDF 195KB)
	6	Soil Physical and Chemical Properties prt a (PDF 1.6MB) Soil Physical and Chemical Properties prt b (PDF 925KB)
	7	Soil Water Capacities (PDF 852KB)
	8	Soil Water retention characteristic estimation (PDF 438KB)
	9	Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity (PDF 961KB)
	10	Final Infiltration Rate (PDF 561KB)
	11	Estimation of Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity and Final Infiltration Rate (PDF 891KB)
	12	Summary and Conclusions (PDF 91KB)
		References (PDF 106KB)

Matching irrigation systems and enterprises to soil hydraulic characteristics.
Final Report, July 2004

	Front Page and Contents (PDF 127KB)
	Executive Summary (PDF 43KB)
	Introduction (PDF 52KB)
	Objective 1 (PDF 55KB)
	Objective 2 (PDF 50KB)
	Objective 3 (PDF 49KB)
	List of Attachments (PDF 45KB)
	References (PDF 45KB)

Matching irrigation systems and enterprises to soil hydraulic characteristics.
A Database of Soil Hydraulic Properties of the Shepparton Irrigation Region, July 2004

		Front Page and Contents (PDF 173KB)
	1	Introduction (PDF 85KB)
	2	Soils in the SIR (PDF 447KB)
	3	Listing of Soil Properties by Soil Property for Soil Types & Groups of Irrigation Districts (PDF 393KB)
	4	List of Soil Properties by Soil Property for Soil Grops of the SIR (PDF 145KB)
	5	Listing of Properties by Soil Type (PDF 229KB)
	6	Listing of Properties by Soil Group for Irrigation Districts (PDF 162KB)
	7	Listing of Properties by Soil Group of the SIR (PDF 109KB)
	8	Pedotransfer Functions of Soil Retention Characteristic (PDF 106KB)
	9	Maps of Soil Hydraulic Properties prt a (PDF 1.2MB) Maps of Soil Hydraulic Properties prt b (PDF 745KB)

Soil Hydraulic Properties of the Shepparton Irrigation Region

		Front Page and Contents (PDF 1.8MB)
		Foreword (PDF 34KB)
		List of Abreviations (PDF 42KB)
	1	Introduction (PDF 81KB)
	2	Soils in the Shepparton Irrigation Region (PDF 948KB)
	3	Measurement of Soil Hydraulic Properties (PDF 265KB)
	4	Pedotransfer Functions of Soil Water Retention Characteristic (PDF 89KB)
	5	Listing by Soil Property/Irrigation Area/Soil Group/Type (PDF 441KB)
	6	Listing by Soil Property/Soil Group (PDF 147KB)
	7	Listing by Soil Type/Soil Property (PDF 256KB)
	8	Listing by Irrigation Area/Soil Group/Property (PDF 190KB)
	9	Listing by Soil Group/Soil Property (PDF 133KB)
	10	Listing of Pedotransfer Functions of Water Retention Characteristic (PDF 66KB)
	11	Selected Maps of Soil Hydraulic Properties (PDF 894KB)
	12	Glossary (PDF 48KB)
	13	References (PDF 48KB)