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EGS241

Location: Delegate River

Australian Soil Classification: Bleached, Eutrophic, Brown CHROMOSOL

Map Unit: Dellicknora (Component 1)
Previous Site Name: EG241

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 - EG241 landscape

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface soilSoils and landforms of Far East Gippsland - Dellicknora - EG241 profile
Road cutting adjoining the sampled site

A1
0 – 10 cm
Dark greyish brown (10YR4/2); sandy loam; weak coarse polyhedral structure; pH 5.0; gradual change to:

A2
10 – 35 cm
Light yellowish brown (10YR6/4) conspicuously bleached (10YR7/2d); massive; abrupt change to:

Subsoil

B2
35 - 60+ cm
Mottled yellowish brown (10YR5/6) and yellow (10YR7/6); medium clay; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; pH 5.8.


Chemical and Physical Analysis:



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
5.0
4.3
0.07
9.5
2
0.75
0.23
0.1
B2
35-60
5.8
4.6
0.06
8
0.71
10
0.29
0.99
Sampled by auger

Profile Described By: Ian Sargeant, 2011.
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