Location: Kerang East | Australian Soil Classification: |
Northcote Factual Key: | Great Soil Group: |
General Landscape Description: Flat plain. | Local Name: Macorna Clay. |
A1 | 0-15 cm | Dark brown (7.5YR3/4); medium heavy clay; cracking surface condition; very firm consistence moist; pH 6.4; sharp and smooth change to: | |
Subsoil | |||
B21 | 15-35 cm | Yellowish red (5YR4/6); heavy clay; strong coarse prismatic, breaking down to strong medium polyhedral structure; very strong consistence dry; pH 8.1; gradual change to: | |
B22 | 35-60 cm | Strong brown (7.5YR5/6); medium clay; blocky structure; firm consistence dry; pH 8.1; gradual change to: | |
B23 | 60+ cm | Strong brown (7.5YR5/6); light medium clay; moderate lenticular structure; weak consistence moist; contains a common (10-20%) amount of calcium sulphate in clusters as well as a few (2-10%) dark segregations (3 mm in size); pH 8.1. | |
NOTE: At one metre depth there is gypsum accumulation within a salt deposit. |