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Soils and Land Use in the Torrumbarry Irrigation District, Victoria

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Survey Number

Author or Authors

Sargeant I.J., Newell J.W., Walbran W.I. 

Report Series

Agricultural Research Project 

Report Number

49 

Report Date

1978 

Organisation

former Department of Agriculture 

Hard Copy Version

Knowledge Resource Centre 

Link to Downloadable Report

Link to downloadable version of this report. 

Link to Map of Location of Survey in Victoria

Location Map of Survey in Victoria 


Survey Component - Part 1 (of 1)


Reference Town/City

Kerang 

General Map Base

County 

Area (km2)

1,267 

Map Scale

1:32 000 

Reference Unit(s)

Gunbower
Tatchera 

Survey Intensity

Very High to High 

Interpretation

Irrigated Crop Suitability 

Basic Mapping Unit(s)

Soil Type
Soil Association
Soil Property - Salinity 

Number of Reference Sites

72 

Number of Inspection Sites

10,200 

Reference Sites (located/not located)

Located 

pH (acidity or alkalinity) Analysis

Yes 

Cl (chloride) Analysis

Yes 

EC (electrical conductivity)/TSS (total soluble salts) Analysis

Yes 

Particle Size Analysis

Yes 

Exchangeable Cations Analysis

Yes 

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