WLRA138

Rise slopes with residual gravels		Site Code	WLRA138	Acidic, Eutrophic, Red KANDOSOL
		Location	Shays Flat-Malakoff Road, Landsborough, western Victoria
		Landform	Rolling rises
		Geology	White Hills Gravel: residual fluvial gravel and sand deposits
		Element	Hillslope
		Slope	12%
		Aspect	North-north-west


Horizon	Depth (cm)	Description
A0	0–2	Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2); silty loam; massive (structureless); common subangular fine to medium quartz gravels; many very fine and fine roots; water repellent; field pH 6.0; abrupt and smooth boundary to:
A1	2–50	Strong brown (7.5YR5/6); sandy loam; massive (structureless); very weak dry consistence; abundant medium to coarse quartz gravels; common fine and very fine roots; pH 5.1; gradual and smooth boundary to:
B2	50–90	Yellowish red (5YR5/8); sandy clay loam; very weak dry consistence; abundant fine quartz gravels to quartz stones; few fine and very fine roots; pH 5.2; gradual and smooth boundary to:
C	90–135+	Massive (structureless); strongly cemented quartz gravels and stones.
Management Considerations
High quartz gravel content, aids drainage, but reduces water holding capacity Acidic, gradational profile over dense often cemented gravel base Nutrient status is low (but proportionally high given low clay content) as is nutrient holding capacity Poor structure, but moderately well to well drained due to low clay content Lower slope topographic position

Horizon	Depth (cm)	pH (water)	pH (CaCl₂)	EC dS/m	Exch. Al mg/kg	Exchangeable Cations cmol-/kg				Field Capacity (pF2.5)	Wilting Point (pF4.2)	Coarse Sand %	Fine Sand %	Silt %	Clay %
Horizon	Depth (cm)	pH (water)	pH (CaCl₂)	EC dS/m	Exch. Al mg/kg	Ca	Mg	K	Na	Field Capacity (pF2.5)	Wilting Point (pF4.2)	Coarse Sand %	Fine Sand %	Silt %	Clay %
A1	2–50	5.1	4.7	0.05	17	1	0.23	0.1	<0.05	11	2.4	41.8	41.1	8.3	3.8
B2	50–90	5.2	4.5	<0.05	35	1.2	0.81	0.14	<0.05	10.9	5	46.8	28.8	8.5	13.5

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