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Tinamba with Nuntin (Ti/Nt)

This map unit comprises mainly Tinamba with less than 30% of the Nuntin map unit. It occurs south of Fulham, adjoining the La Trobe River.

Geology

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


Landform

Stagnant alluvial plain and dune fields

      Map: Tinamba with Nuntin soil map unit
Original Vegetation

It is likely that this map unit was predominantly grassland
(Lunt, 1997), with only about 5% of the area timbered.

Previous Maps and Reports

This mapping unit was included under the Nuntin Land System by Aldrick et al (1992).

Soils

See Tinamba and Nuntin map units.


Land Use

The land is mostly used for annual or irrigated pastures. However, the higher sandy soils of the Nuntin component are not irrigated.
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