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A Soil Survey of the Shire of Whittlesea

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Survey Number

93 

Author or Authors

Baldwin J.G. 

Report Series

  

Report Number

62 

Report Date

1949 

Organisation

Royal Society of Victoria 

Hard Copy Version

Knowledge Resource Centre 

Link to Downloadable Report

Downloadable version of this report 

Link to Map of Location of Survey in Victoria

Location Map of Survey in Victoria 

Note: There are 3 components to this survey



Survey Component - Part 1 (of 3)


Reference Town/City

Whittlesea 

General Map Base

Shire 

Area (km2)

Map Scale

1:12 000 

Reference Unit(s)

Whittlesea 

Survey Intensity

Very High to High 

Interpretation

Land Use 

Basic Mapping Unit(s)

Soil Type 

Number of Reference Sites

Number of Inspection Sites

 

Reference Sites (located/not located)

Not Located 

pH (acidity or alkalinity) Analysis

Yes 

Cl (chloride) Analysis

No 

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

No 

Particle Size Analysis

No 

Exchangeable Cations Analysis

No 

Survey Component - Part 2 (of 3)


Reference Town/City

Whittlesea 

General Map Base

 

Area (km2)

20 

Map Scale

1:56 000 

Reference Unit(s)

 

Survey Intensity

Medium to Low 

Interpretation

 

Basic Mapping Unit(s)

Soil Type 

Number of Reference Sites

Number of Inspection Sites

 

Reference Sites (located/not located)

Not Located 

pH (acidity or alkalinity) Analysis

No 

Cl (chloride) Analysis

No 

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

No 

Particle Size Analysis

No 

Exchangeable Cations Analysis

No 

Survey Component - Part 3 (of 3)


Reference Town/City

Whittlesea 

General Map Base

 

Area (km2)

405 

Map Scale

1:253 000 

Reference Unit(s)

 

Survey Intensity

Reconnaissance 

Interpretation

 

Basic Mapping Unit(s)

Soil Association 

Number of Reference Sites

 

Number of Inspection Sites

 

Reference Sites (located/not located)

 

pH (acidity or alkalinity) Analysis

No 

Cl (chloride) Analysis

No 

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

No 

Particle Size Analysis

No 

Exchangeable Cations Analysis

No 

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