The Watchem West Salinity Province is located in the northern section of the Wimmera Catchment west of Lake Buloke on the broad flat riverine plain. Dryland cropping is common along with grazing on annual and perennial pasture. It has a regional scale Groundwater Flow System (GFS) consisting of marine and alluvial sediments and an extensive ‘deep lead’ (paleo-river channel) system underlying a broad alluvial plain. |
Catchment Management Region: | WIMMERA |
Priority Status: | High |
Province Area: | 97,410 ha |
Recorded Soil Salinity Area 1: | 556 ha |
Dominant Surface Geology Type: | Sedimentary |
Influence of Geological Structure on Salinity Occurrence/s: | None |
Relevant Geomorphological Mapping Units (GMUs): | 5.4, 5.1.5 |
Predominant Groundwater Flow Systems (GFSs): | Local & Regional |
Relevant Irrigation Areas: | N/A |