Location: Beloka
Australian Soil Classification: Acidic, Mesotrophic, Red DERMOSOL
Map Unit: Beloka
Previous Site Name: EG203
General Landscape Description: Undulating low hills
Site Description: Simple mid-slope, 3% slope to north
Land Use: Grazing on annual pasture
Native Vegetation: Montane riparian woodland
Geology: Colluvium and alluvium derived from Palaeozoic sediments
Surface soil | |||
A11 | 0 – 12 cm | Dark brown (7.5YR4/4); silty clay loam; moderate very fine (2 – 5 mm) granular structure, weak consistence, dry; clear change to: | |
A12 | 12 – 25 cm | Strong brown (7.5YR4/6); silty clay loam; moderate very fine (2 – 5 mm) granular structure, weak consistence dry; gradual change to: | |
Subsoil | |||
B1 | 25 – 50 cm | Yellowish red (5YR5/6); silty light clay (sub-plastic); weak very fine (2 – 5 mm) granular structure, firm consistence dry; gradual change to: | |
B21 | 50 – 70 cm | Yellowish red (5YR5/8); silty light clay (sub-plastic); weak fine (5 – 10 mm) polyhedral structure, firm consistence dry; clear change to: | |
B22 | 70 – 110+ cm | Yellowish red (5YR54/6); silty light clay (subplastic); weak fine (5 – 10 mm) polyhedral structure, firm consistence dry; very few (< 2 %) medium (6 – 20 mm) quartz pebbles |
- | pH | Salinity | ||
Surface soil (A1 horizon) | Moderately Acid | Very Low | Non-sodic | None |
Subsoil (B1 horizon) | Strongly Acid | Very Low | Non-sodic | None |
Deeper subsoil (70 -110 cm) | Strongly Acid | Very Low | Non-sodic | None |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
A11 | 0-12 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 0.08 | 3.6 | 0.25 | <10 | 8.3 | 4.9 | 0.95 | 0.62 | 0.06 | 20 | 35 | 12 | 26 | 27.7 | 9.5 |
A12 | 12-25 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 0.05 | 1.1 | 0.08 | 15 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.06 | 16 | 37 | 14 | 28 | 22.2 | 7.8 |
B1 | 25-50 | 5.3 | 4.5 | <0.05 | 0.8 | 75 | 11.0 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 0.76 | 0.08 | 11 | 22 | 14 | 49 | 29.3 | 17.0 | |
B21 | 50-70 | 5.4 | 4.6 | <0.05 | 0.62 | 39 | 12.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.08 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 57 | 34.7 | 21.0 | |
B22 | 70-110 | 5.2 | 4.4 | <0.05 | 0.47 | 170 | 14.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 0.74 | 0.1 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 59 | 34.7 | 21.4 |