EGS238

Location: Delegate River

Australian Soil Classification: Bleached, Eutrophic, Grey CHROMOSOL

Map Unit: Dellicknora (Component 1)
Previous Site Name: EG238

General Landscape Description: Rolling low hills
Site Description: Mid south-west slope, 8 %
Land Use: Grazing
Native Vegetation: Montane riparian woodland and montane dry woodland
Geology: Silurian granite

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

0 - 10 cm

Greyish brown (10YR5/2); coarse sandy loam; pH 5.8; gradual change to:

10 - 80 cm

Pale brown (10YR6/3), conspicuously bleached (10YR7/2d); coarse sandy loam; pH 6.1; abrupt change to:

Subsoil

80 - 90+ cm

Brown (10YR4/2); medium clay coarse sandy; with a few fine soft feldspar grains; pH 6.1.

Chemical and Physical Analysis:

Horizon

Horizon Depth
(cm)

pH
(water)

pH
(CaCl₂)

EC
dS/m

Exchangeable Acididty
meq/100g

Exchangeable Cations

meq/100g

0-10

5.8

5.1

0.06

5.6

4.1

0.95

0.2

0.11

10-80

6.1

5.4

<0.05

2.6

1.1

0.41

0.06

0.07

80-90

6.1

5.4

0.07

5.3

6.9

4.1

0.37

0.17

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