WLRA85

Little Desert		Site Code	WLRA85
		Location	Spriggs Lane, Little Desert, western Victoria
		Landform	Dune
		Geology	Quaternary Lowan Formation: aeolian fine to medium grained dune sand
		Element	Duneslope
		Slope	2%
		Aspect	West
Horizon	Depth (cm)	Description
A1	0–5	Dark grey (10YR 4/1); sand; single grain (structureless); loose to very weak consistence when dry; pH 6.0; gradual boundary to:
A21	5–25	Light brownish grey (10YR 6/2); bleached (10YR8/1 dry); sand; single grain (structureless); loose to very weak consistence when dry; pH 5.5; gradual boundary to:
A22	25–80	Light grey (10YR 7/2); bleached (10YR8/1 dry); sand; single grain (structureless); loose consistence when dry; pH 6.5; clear boundary to:
Bhs	80–110	Dark yellowish brown (10YR4/4); sand; massive (structureless); weak consistence when dry; pH6.5: clear boundary to:
B21	110–140	Pale yellow (10YR 6/4); sand; single grain(structureless); loose to very weak consistence; pH 6.5; abrupt boundary to:
D/C	140–150+	Light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) with many (10YR6/3, 7.5YR4/4) coarse prominent mottles; heavy coarse sandy clay loam; massive (structureless); very firm dry consistence; pH 5.5.
Management considerations
Deep, sandy soil, slightly acid, becoming acid at depth (clay). Leached soil, very little nutrient available, apart from thin surface soil. Clayey subsoil at depth, possible deep Sodosol. Surface soil maintaining stability while vegetation cover exists, susceptible to sheet rill and wind erosion. Subsurface soil has loose to weak consistence (no binding). Dune; site drainage varying from moderately well drained to well drained; receiving and distributing moisture.

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