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WLRA74

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Roadside of a sandplain with rises

    Site Code
WLRA74

    Location

Millers Road, Big Desert, western Victoria

    Landform

Sandplain

    Geology

Quaternary Lowan Formation:
aeolian fine to medium grained dune sand

    Element

Flat

    Slope

1%

    Aspect

-
Horizon
Depth (cm)
Description

A11

0–10

Brown (10YR 5/3); sand; single grain (structureless); loose to very weak consistence; pH 6.8; gradual boundary to:

A21

10–40

Pale brown (10YR 6/3); bleached (10YR8/3 dry); sand; single grain (structureless; loose to very weak consistence; pH 7.0; gradual boundary to:

A22

40–60

Light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4); bleached (10YR7/4 dry); sand; single grain (structureless); very weak consistence; pH 7.0; gradual boundary to:

A23

60–90

Pale yellow (2.5YR 7/3); bleached (2.5YR8/2 dry); sand; single grain (structureless); very weak consistence; pH 7.0; gradual boundary to:

B2

90–105+

Brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) with many (10YR7/3; 5YR3/4) coarse distinct mottles; heavy sandy clay loam; weak structure; strong consistence when slightly moist; common distinct organo-clay cutans; pH 7.2.
Management considerations
  • Deep, sandy soil, slightly acid, becoming neutral at depth.
  • Leached soil, very little nutrient available, apart from thin surface soil.
  • Clayey subsoil at depth, possible deep Sodosol.
  • Surface soil maintaining stability, susceptible to sheet and rill erosion. Subsurface soil has loose to weak consistence (no binding).
  • Sand plain; site drainage varying from poor to moderately well drained; receiving and distributing moisture.
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