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PPW11

Location: Bacchus Marsh

PPW12 Landscape
PPW11 Landscape


Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

Ap0-15 cmDark brown (7.5YR3/2); fine sandy clay loam; weak to strong (dry) and very firm (wet) consistence; many very fine macropores; slakes, no dispersion:
PPW12 Profile
PPW11 Profile
Ap215-45 cmDark brown (7.5YR3/2); fine sandy clay loam; weak to moderate coarse to very coarse polyhedral structure; firm to very firm (moist) and very firm (wet) consistence; many very fine macropores; slakes, no dispersion:
45-75 cmDark brown (7.5YR3/2); fine sandy clay loam; weak to moderate strong to medium subangular blocky structure; firm (moist) and very firm (wet) consistence; many very fine macropores; slakes, no dispersion:
75-100 cmBrown (7.5YR4/2) with brown (7.5YR5/3) mottles common (20%); light clay (fine sandy); weak to moderate coarse to medium subangular blocky structure; firm (moist) and very firm (wet) consistence; very many very fine macropores; slakes, no dispersion:
100-130 cmDark brown (7.5YR3/2) with many brown (7.5YR5/4) mottles; light medium clay (fine sandy); weak to moderate very coarse to medium subangular blocky structure; firm (moist) and very firm (wet) consistence; very many very fine macropores.
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