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| 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 6.8; 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 5.3; abrupt and wavy boundary to: | ||
B21 | 35–75 | Yellowish brown (10YR5/6) with many coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR5/6) and greyish brown (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 7.6; gradual and wavy boundary to: | ||
B22 | 75–100 | Light yellowish brown (2.5Y6/4) with many prominent fine red (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 8.5; clear and wavy boundary to: | ||
B23k | 100–120 | Light yellowish brown (2.5Y6/4) with many distinct fine yellowish red (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 9.0; clear and wavy boundary to: | ||
B3 | 120–145+ | Light yellowish brown (2.5Y6/3) with a few distinct fine reddish brown (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 9.1. | ||
Management Considerations | ||||
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Horizon | Depth (cm) | pH (water) | pH (CaCl2) | EC dS/m | NaCl % | Exchangeable Cations cmol-/kg | Field Capacity (pF 2.5) | Wilting Point (pF4.2) | Coarse Sand % | Fine Sand % | Silt % | Clay % | |||
Ca | Mg | K | Na | ||||||||||||
A1 | 0–15 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 0.12 | 0.04 | 6.3 | 0.81 | 0.78 | 0.18 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 27.4 | 12.9 | 31.1 | 30.0 | 6.0 | 31.0 |