WLRA136

Cropped plains with remnant red gum		Site Code	WLRA136
		Location	Rees Road, Telangatuk East, western Victoria
		Landform	Gently undulating plain
		Geology	Pliocene Parilla Sand: marine sand and silt
		Element	Footslope
		Slope	1%
		Aspect	North-north-east
Horizon	Depth (cm)	Description
A1	0–15	Brown (7.5YR4/3) loamy sand; massive (structureless) to weak platy; weak moderately moist consistence; pH 7.0; clear and wavy boundary to:
A2	15–35	Light brown (7.5YR6/3) with very few medium faint brown mottles; coarse loamy sand; massive (structureless); very weak dry consistence; pH 5.5; abrupt and wavy boundary to:
B21	35–75	Yellowish brown (10YR5/6) with many coarse distinct (7.5YR5/6) (10YR5/2) mottles; medium heavy clay; moderate coarse prismatic, parting to strong medium angular blocky structure; smooth ped-fabric; very strong moderately moist consistence; many medium ferromanganiferous nodules; common distinct slickensides and clay skins; pH 7.0; gradual and wavy boundary to:
B22	75–100	Light yellowish brown (2.5Y6/4) with many prominent fine (2.5YR4/6) mottles; medium heavy clay; moderate medium angular blocky, parting to fine angular blocky structure; smooth ped-fabric; very strong dry consistence; few fine ferromanganiferous nodules; common distinct slickensides and clay skins; pH 8.0; clear and wavy boundary to:
B23k	100–120	Light yellowish brown (2.5Y6/4) with many distinct fine (5YR4/6) mottles; medium clay; weak to moderate medium polyhedral structure; smooth ped-fabric; strong moderately moist consistence; few fine to medium ferromanganiferous concretions with common extremely coarse calcareous soft segregation's; common distinct slickensides and clay skins; pH 9.2; clear and wavy boundary to:
B3	120–145+	Light yellowish brown (2.5Y6/3) with few distinct fine (5YR4/4) mottles; medium heavy clay; weak medium polyhedral structure; smooth ped-fabric; firm moist consistence; many fine manganiferous and coarse ferromanganiferous concretions/nodules with few coarse calcareous soft segregation's; few distinct slickensides and clay skins; very strongly cemented broken nodular ferricrete pan; pH 9.2.
Management considerations
Texture contrast soil, sodic at depth Leached sub surface horizon, acidic pH Alkaline subsoil with coarse structure roots confined to coarse structure (columnar like). Many ferric nodules in upper subsoil Imperfect subsoil drainage; clayey, coarse structure, moderately dispersive Moderate to high susceptibility to soil structure decline Moderate to high susceptibility to soil compaction, subsurface and upper subsoil Landscape position, long lower slope

Site WLRA136	Sample depth cm	pH		EC dS/m	NaCl %	Ex Ca cmol-/kg	Ex Mg cmol-/kg	Ex K cmol-/kg	Ex Na cmol-/kg	Ex Al mg/kg	Ex acidity cmol-/kg	FC -30^okPa	PWP -1500^okPa	KS %	FS %	Z %	C %
Horizon	Sample depth cm	H₂O	CaCl₂	EC dS/m	NaCl %	Ex Ca cmol-/kg	Ex Mg cmol-/kg	Ex K cmol-/kg	Ex Na cmol-/kg	Ex Al mg/kg	Ex acidity cmol-/kg	FC -30^okPa	PWP -1500^okPa	KS %	FS %	Z %	C %
A1	0–15	6.8	6.2	0.12	0.04	6.3	0.81	0.78	0.18	2.23	1.0	1.5	NA	5.8	32.5	47.0	5.3	11.3
A2	15–35	5.3	4.5	0.05	0.02	1.3	0.27	0.21	0.12	6.32	0.4	0.4	NA	2.2	35.9	50.2	4.5	7.0
B21	35–75	7.6	6.6	0.11	0.03	8.6	12	0.72	1.2	5.33	5.1	NA	32.9	18.8	18.9	24.4	4.5	48.0
B22	75–100	8.5	7.4	0.11	0.03	6.8	11	0.62	1.7	8.45	5.7	NA	29.2	15.1	22.3	30.5	4.0	40.0
B23k	100–120	9.0	8.2	0.20	0.06	13	10	0.51	1.9	7.48	3.5	NA	26.4	12.8	24.8	34.3	4.0	33.3
B3	120–145	9.1	8.2	0.21	0.06	9.8	10	0.47	2.2	9.79	3.3	NA	27.4	12.9	31.1	30.0	6.0	31.0

Note: NA=not assessed

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