The small Rutherglen Salinity Province is characterised by low, rounded hills that form the northern limit of the Ovens Valley foothills. The Ovens Riverine Plain lies to the south and the Murray Riverine Plain to the north and west. |
Catchment Management Region: | NORTH EAST |
Priority Status: | High |
Province Area: | 10,380 ha |
Recorded Soil Salinity Area 1: | 117 ha |
Dominant Surface Geology Type: | Sedimentary |
Influence of Geological Structure on Salinity Occurrence/s: | Possible |
Relevant Geomorphological Mapping Units (GMUs): | 4.3, 4.X |
Predominant Groundwater Flow Systems (GFSs): | Local, Regional & Local/Intermediate |
Relevant Irrigation Areas: | N/A |