WLRA139

Cleared slopes prone to erosion		Site Code	WLRA139	Bleached-Sodic, Eutrophic, Red Kandosol
		Location	Shays Flat-Malakoff Road, Landsborough, western Victoria
		Landform	Rolling rises
		Geology	Palaeozoic (Cambrian) Warrak Formation: marine sandstone, siltstone, schist
		Element	Hillslope
		Slope	6%
		Aspect	North
Horizon	Depth (cm)	Description
A1	0–10	Brown (7.5YR4/4); loam, fine sandy; weak fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped-fabric; weak dry consistence; many small to medium quartz gravels; pH 6.25; abrupt and smooth boundary to:
A2	10–25	Light brown (7.5YR6/4) bleached ;sandy clay loam; apedal (structureless); very firm dry consistence; many small to medium quartz gravels; pH 6.5; abrupt and irregular boundary to:
B2	25–55	Red (2.5YR4/8) with common distinct orange inclusions of substrate material as mottles; light clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; rough ped-fabric; strong dry consistence; few medium manganiferous soft segregations and few medium organic root linings; pH 7.0; gradual and irregular boundary to:
BC	55–85+	Weathered weakly metamorphosed sediments; pH 7.0.
Management considerations
Gradational profile, almost texture contrast Gravel layer on top of clayey subsoil; soil and stone creep Acidic surface, neutral subsoil, becoming hypernatric (very sodic) Surface and subsurface slightly dispersive, subsoil moderately dispersive (minimise exposure) Moderate to high nutrient holding capacity(per clay percentage) Good site drainage

Note: NA=not assessed

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