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Tinamba with Nuntin (Ti/Nt)
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This map unit comprises mainly Tinamba with less than 30% of the Nuntin map unit. It occurs south of Fulham, adjoining the La Trobe River.
Geology
Quaternary (Late Pleistocene) alluvium and Late Pleistocene aeolian sediments.
Landform
Stagnant alluvial plain and dune fields
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Original Vegetation
It is likely that this map unit was predominantly grassland
(Lunt, 1997), with only about 5% of the area timbered.
Previous Maps and Reports
This mapping unit was included under the
Nuntin Land System by
Aldrick et al (1992).
Soils
See Tinamba and Nuntin map units.
Land Use
The land is mostly used for annual or irrigated pastures. However, the higher sandy soils of the Nuntin component are not irrigated.