Location: Wulgulmerang
Australian Soil Classification: Bleached-Mottled, Mesotrophic, Grey KANDOSOL (strong)
Map Unit: Wulgulmerang (Component 1)
Previous Site Name: EG215
General Landscape Description: Rolling hills
Site Description: Mid-slope of a low hill, >3 % slope
Land Use: Grazing
Native Vegetation: Montane dry woodland
Geology: Devonian acid volcanics (Snowy River Volcanics)
Surface Soil | |||
A1 | 0 – 18 cm | Dark brown (10YR3/3); sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very weak consistence moist; pH 5.4; diffuse change to: | |
A2 | 18 – 40 cm | Brown (10YR5/3) conspicuously bleached (10YR8/2d); sandy loam; massive; few surrounded quartz gravels; pH 5.6; clear change to: | |
Subsoil | |||
B21 | 40 -80 mm | Light grey (10YR7/2) with common medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR5/6) mottles; sandy clay; massive; common angular tabular medium pebbles; pH 5.6; gradual change to: | |
B2 | 80 – 120 cm | Very pale brown (10YR7/3) with many coarse distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR4/4) mottles; clayey sand; abundant angular tabular medium pebbles; pH 5.6. |
- | pH | Salinity | ||
Surface soil (A1 horizon) | Strongly Acid | Very Low | Non-Sodic | None |
Subsoil (B21 horizon) | Moderately Acid | Very Low | Non-Sodic | None1 |
Deeper Subsoil (80 -120 cm) | Moderately Acid | Very Low | Non-Sodic | Moderate |
Horizon | Horizon Depth (cm) | pH (water) | pH (CaCl2) | EC dS/m | Organic Carbon % | Total Nitrogen % | Exchangeable Aluminium ppm | Exchangeable Acididty meq/100g | Exchangeable Cations | Coarse Sand (0.2-2.0 mm) % | Fine Sand (0.02-0.2 mm) % | Silt (0.002-0.02 mm) % | Clay (<0.002 mm) % | Field Capacity % w/w | Wilting Point % w/w | |||
Ca | Mg | K | Na | |||||||||||||||
meq/100g | ||||||||||||||||||
A1 | 0-15 | 5.4 | 4.5 | <0.05 | 2 | 0.13 | 21 | 8.0 | 3.3 | 0.79 | 0.23 | 0.1 | 48 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 24.8 | 8.0 |
A2 | 15-40 | 5.6 | 4.4 | <0.05 | 0.43 | <0.05 | 65 | 4.0 | 2 | 0.85 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 45 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 21.3 | 7.0 |
B21 | 40-80 | 5.6 | 4.0 | <0.05 | <0.30 | <0.05 | 340 | 7.5 | 1 | 3.2 | 0.17 | 0.39 | 31 | 22 | 14 | 30 | 30.9 | 13.4 |
B22 | 80-120 | 5.6 | 4.0 | <0.05 | <0.30 | <0.05 | 400 | 6.3 | 0.76 | 2.7 | 0.12 | 0.56 | 59 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 21.0 | 8.7 |