WLRA074

Roadside of a sandplain with rises
		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 (10YR5/3); sand; single grain (structureless); loose to very weak consistence; pH 6.8; gradual boundary to:
A21	10–40	Pale brown (10YR6/3); 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 (10YR6/4); bleached (10YR7/4 dry); sand; single grain (structureless); very weak consistence; pH 7.0; gradual boundary to:
A23	60–90	Pale yellow (2.5YR7/3); bleached (2.5YR8/2 dry); sand; single grain (structureless); very weak consistence; pH 7.0; gradual boundary to:
B2	90–105+	Brownish yellow (10YR6/6) 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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