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EGS239

Location: Delegate River

Australian Soil Classification: Bleached, Eutrophic, Brown CHROMOSOL

Map Unit: Dellicknora (Component 1)
Previous Site Name: EG239

General Landscape Description: Rolling low hills
Site Description: Upper west slope of low hill 5% slope
Land Use: Grazing
Native Vegetation: Montane riparian woodland and montane dry woodland
Geology: Ordovician sediments

Soils and landforms of Far East Gippsland - Dellicknora - EG239 landscape



Soil Profile Morphology:
Surface soil

A1
0 – 30 cm
Pale brown (10YR6/3), conspicuously bleached (10YR7/2d); fine sandy clay loam; pH 5.5; clear change to:

Subsoil

B2
30 – 40+ cm
Brown (10YR5/3); medium clay; pH 5.6.



Soil profile characteristics

Horizon
Horizon Depth
(cm)
pH
(water)
pH
(CaCl2)
EC
dS/m
Exchangeable Acididty
meq/100g
Exchangeable Cations
Ca
Mg
K
Na
meq/100g
A1
0-10
5.5
4.5
<0.05
6.8
1.4
0.75
0.16
0.17
B2
30-40
5.6
4.3
<0.05
14
2.3
5.8
0.18
0.67
Sampled by auger


Profile Described By: Ian Sargeant, 2011.
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