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GL118

Site: GL118Land Unit: Wannon Alluvial
Aust. Soil Class.: Mottled-Sodic, ?, Black DERMOSOL (confidence level 3)


Soil pit GL118 auger

General Land Unit Description:
This land unit occurs on the alluvial plains of the Wannon River and its tributaries in the south-west of the study area. The major soil type used to represent this unit is a Black Dermosol, although Sodic Black Vertosols are co-dominant.

Site Description:

Slope: 0-1%Geology: Quaternary alluvial
Landform pattern: Level plainPosition in landscape: Alluvial terrace
Internal drainage: Imperfectly to poorly drained

Key profile features:

  • Sodic subsoil
  • Subsoil dispersive when dry
  • Mottled subsoil
  • Subsoil possibly cracks when dry
  • Strongly alkaline subsoil at depth
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