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WLRA138

WLRA - soil pit WLRA138- landscape
Rise slopes with residual gravels
    Site Code
WLRA138
WLRA - soil pit WLRA138- profile
Acidic, Eutrophic, Red Kandosol

    Location

Shays Flat-Malakoff Road, Landsborough, western Victoria

    Landform

Rolling rises

    Geology

White Hills Gravel: residual fluvial gravel and sand deposits

    Element

Hillslope

    Slope

12%

    Aspect

North-north-west
Horizon
Depth (cm)
Description

A0

0–2

Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2); silty loam; massive (structureless); common subangular fine to medium quartz gravels; many very fine and fine roots; water repellent; pH 6.0; abrupt and smooth boundary to:

A1

2–50

Strong brown (7.5YR5/6); sandy loam; massive(structureless); very weak dry consistence; abundant medium to coarse quartz gravels; common fine and very fine roots; pH 6.0; gradual and smooth boundary to:

B2

50–90

Yellowish red (5YR5/8); sandy clay loam; very weak dry consistence; abundant fine quartz gravels to quartz stones; few fine and very fine roots; pH 5.5; gradual and smooth boundary to:

C

90–135+

Massive (structureless); strongly cemented quartz gravels and stones.
Management considerations
  • High quartz gravel content, aids drainage, but reduces water holding capacity
  • Acidic, gradational profile over dense often cemented gravel base
  • Nutrient status is low (but proportionally high given low clay content) as is nutrient holding capacity
  • Poor structure, but moderately well to well drained due to low clay content
  • Lower slope topographic position
Site
WLRA138
Sample depth cm
pH
EC
dS/m
NaCl
%
Ex Ca
cmol-/kg
Ex Mg
cmol-/kg
Ex K
cmol-/kg
Ex Na
cmol-/kg
Ex Al
mg/kg
Ex acidity
cmol-/kg
FC
-30okPa
PWP
-1500okPa
KS
%
FS
%
Z
%
C
%
Horizon
H2O
CaCl2
A1
2–50
5.1
4.7
0.05
NA
1
0.23
0.1
<0.05
17
NA
11
2.4
41.8
41.1
8.3
3.8
B2
50–90
5.2
4.5
<0.05
NA
1.2
0.81
0.14
<0.05
35
NA
10.9
5
46.8
28.8
8.5
13.5
Note: NA=not assessed
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