Location: Irrewillipe.
Australian Soil Classification: Melacic (& Vertic), Eutrophic, Black DERMOSOL
Map Unit: Map Unit 116 (Maher and Martin, 1987).
General Landscape Description: Level plain (possibly a terrace).
Site Description: Grazing paddock (dairy).
Geology: Quaternary sediments overlying Tertiary - Moorabool Viaduct Formation.
SW39 Landscape |
A1 | 0-25 cm | Very dark brown (10YR2/2); very fine sandy clay loam; weak coarse blocky, parting to moderate coarse blocky structure; firm consistence moist; pH 5.4: | SW39 Profile |
A21 | 25-40 cm | Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2), sporadically bleached; very fine sandy clay loam; weak coarse blocky structure; weak consistence moist; pH 5.7: | |
A22 | 40-65 cm | Dark greyish brown (10YR4/2) with brownish yellow (10YR6/6) mottles, sporadically bleached; fine sandy clay loam (heavy); weakly structured; weak consistence moist; pH 5.6: | |
Subsoil | |||
B21 | 65-90 cm | Very dark brown (10YR2/2); light clay (fine sandy); moderate coarse blocky structure; firm consistence moist; pH 5.6: | |
B22 | 90+ cm | Very dark brown (10YR2/2) with a few yellowish brown (10YR5/8) mottles; medium clay; strong medium lenticular, parting to strong very fine lenticular structure; firm consistence moist; pH 5.7. |
pH | Salinity Rating | |||
Surface (A1 horizon) | Strongly Acid | Very High- Extremely High | Non-Sodic | None |
Subsoil (B21 horizon) | Moderately Acid | High | Marginally Sodic | Slight |
Deeper Subsoil (at 90+ cm) | Moderately Acid | Moderate-High | Marginally Sodic | None |
The surface horizon is strongly acid. The subsoil is moderately acid. | The salinity rating is very high to extremely high at the surface. The subsoil is high becoming moderate to high with depth. | The clay content increases gradually with depth. |
Horizon | Horizon Depth (cm) | pH (water) | pH (CaCl2) | EC (dS/m) | NaCl % | Exchangeable Cations | |||
Ca | Mg | K | Na | ||||||
meq/100g | |||||||||
A1 | 0-25 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 0.81 | 0.18 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
A21 | 25-40 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 0.71 | 0.016 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
A22 | 40-65 | 5.6 | 5 | 0.64 | 0.015 | 2.5 | 1.2 | <0.1 | 0.4 |
B21 | 65-90 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 0.16 | 3.2 | 3.8 | <0.1 | 1 |
B22 | 90+ | 5.7 | 5.2 | 0.77 | 0.09 | 2.3 | 4.4 | <0.1 | 1.1 |
Horizon | Horizon Depth (cm) | Acidity meq/100g | Oxidisable Organic Carbon % | Total Nitrogen % | Field Capacity pF2.5 | Wilting Point pF4.2 | Coarse Sand (0.2- 2.0 mm) | Fine Sand (0.02- 0.2 mm) | Silt (0.002- 0.02 mm) | Clay (<0.002 mm) |
A1 | 0-25 | 3.7 | 0.23 | 30 | 9.7 | 9 | 50 | 20 | 15 | |
A21 | 25-40 | 24.9 | 5.4 | 8 | 54 | 23 | 14 | |||
A22 | 40-65 | 22.3 | 5.4 | 9 | 55 | 16 | 21 | |||
B21 | 65-90 | 7.1 | 31.9 | 14.4 | 6 | 40 | 18 | 37 | ||
B22 | 90+ | 33.1 | 15.9 | 5 | 37 | 18 | 41 |