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OTR413

    Site Code
Duck Creek, Lake Castin

Melacic, Pipey, Aeric Podosol

    Location
Dissected coastal plain
    Landform
Quaternary lacustrine/alluvium
    Geology
Flat
    Element
1%
    Slope
-
    Aspect
-
Horizon
Depth (cm)
Description
A11
0–7Black (10YR2/1); fine sandy loam; strong fine crumb structure; pH 5.7; clear boundary to:

A12
7–25Black (10YR2/1); fine sandy loam (silty); strong–medium blocky structure; pH 6.6; clear tounged boundary to:

A2
25–45Grey (10YR5/1) with faint yellowish brown (10YR5/4) mottles; loam fine sandy; apedal massive structure; pH 7.1; clear boundary to:

B21
45–68Light brownish grey (10YR6/2) with yellowish brown (10YR5/4) and (10YR5/8) mottles; loam fine sandy (silty); apedal massive structure; pH 7.2; abrupt boundary to:

B22
68+Grey (2.5Y5/1 and 2.5Y6/1) with yellowish brown (10YR5/8) mottles; fine sand (silty); apedal massive stucture; pH 7.2.
Management considerations
Analytical data
Site OTR413
Sample
depth
pH
EC
NaCl
Ex Ca
Ex Mg
Ex K
Ex Na
Ex Al
Ex acidity
FC
(-10kPa)
PWP
(-150kPa)
KS
FS
Z
C
Horizon
cm
H2O
CaCl2
dS/m
%
cmolc/kg
cmolc/kg
cmolc/kg
cmolc/kg
mg/kg
cmolc/kg
%
%
%
%
%
%
A11
0-7
5.7
N/R
0.096
0.097
28.5
9.2
1.1
1.1
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
6
50
8
25
A12
7-12
5.9
N/R
0.072
0.071
22.7
6.9
0.6
0.8
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
8
61
7
15
A12
12-25
6.6
N/R
0.039
0.045
18.6
5.1
0.4
0.6
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
2
72
6
13
A2
25-45
7.1
N/R
0.029
0.034
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
B21
45-60
7.2
N/R
0.035
0.042
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
1
86
5
7
B21
60-68
7.4
N/R
0.036
0.038
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
B22
68+
7.2
N/R
0.041
0.045
3.3
1.7
0.2
0.1
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
1
92
4
3