Intermittent Swamps
Landform and Distribution
These land features are generally topographically well defined but may be intermittent in terms of water status, depending on rainfall and evaporation as well as being modified by drainage for agricultural purposes. In this region swamps occupy depressions between north-south trending rises and low hills (i.e. ridges) and are therefore usually linearly aligned.
Native Vegetation
River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis).
Soil Types
Grey Vertosols (Great Soil Group is grey clay) or Aquic Vertosols (i.e. subject to saturation for at least 2-3 months per year). They have sodic subsoils with carbonate accumulations at depth. Surface soils are well structured clays which are usually rich in organic matter.
© State of Victoria (Agriculture Victoria) 1996 - .
This work, Victorian Resources Online, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. You are free to re-use the work under that licence, on the condition that you credit the State of Victoria (Agriculture Victoria) as author, indicate if changes were made and comply with the other licence terms.
The licence does not apply to ‘branding’ or some ‘images or photographs’ that may be owned by third parties. We ask you to seek prior approval to use images using the VRO feedback form. Access to higher quality images can also be provided on request.
This page was last updated on .