EGS243

Location: Bendoc North

Australian Soil Classification: Mesotrophic, Subnatric, Brown SODOSOL

Map Unit: Bendoc (Component 1)
Previous Site Name: EG243

General Landscape Description: Undulating low hills
Site Description: Upper slope, aspect, 2% slope
Land Use: Grazing and plantation timber
Native Vegetation: Montane grassland
Geology: Ordovician sediments north aspect

Soils and landforms of Far East Gippsland - Bendoc - EG243 landscape

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface soil

Road exposure a short distance from sampled site

0 – 30 cm

Dark yellowish brown (10YR4/4); very fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; weak consistence dry; pH 5.5; gradual change to :

30 – 60 cm

Pale brown (10YR6/2); very fine loamy sand; massive; very weak consistence dry; abrupt change to:

Subsoil

60 – 80 cm

Mottled pale brown (10YR6/3) and red (2.5YR4/6); medium clay; 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

0-20

5.5

4.7

<0.05

0.40

1.9

0.94

0.35

0.17

60-80

6.1

4.6

<0.05

0.74

0.65

2.8

0.34

0.58

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