EGS236

Location: Bendoc North

Australian Soil Classification: Mottled, Eutrophic, Grey CHROMOSOL

Map Unit: Bendoc (Component 2)
Previous Site Name: EG236

General Landscape Description: Undulating to rolling low hills
Site Description: Lower position in the landscape, Lower north-east slope of a low rise, 3% slope
Land Use: Grazing
Geology: Ordovician sediments

Soils and landforms of Far East Gippsland - Bendoc - EG236 landscape

Photo taken 8 km ENE of Bendoc looking towards Mt Delegate

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface soil

0 – 20 cm

Black (10YR2/1); light clay to clay loam; pH 6.1; abrupt change to:

Subsoil

20 – 40+ cm

Dark greyish brown (10YR4/2) mottled with yellow brown (10YR5/4); medium to heavy clay; pH 7.2.

Chemical and Physical Analysis:

Horizon

Horizon Depth
(cm)

pH
(water)

pH
(CaCl₂)

EC
dS/m

Exchangeable Acididty
meq/100g

Exchangeable Cations

meq/100g

0-20

6.1

5.1

0.1

3.6

0.3

0.79

20-40

7.2

6.2

0.08

8.3

0.21

0.86

Profile Described By:

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