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GW31

    Site Code
GW31

    Location

Great Western, western Victoria

    Landform

Hills

    Geology

Cambro-Ordovician sediments

    Element

Hillslopes
Horizon
Depth (cm)
Description

A11

0–15

Light yellowish brown (10YR6/4); coarse sand; single grained (structureless), pH 6.0; gradual boundary to:

A12

15–-50

Very pale brown (10YR7/4); coarse sand; single grained (structureless); pH 6.5.

BC

50–55

Mottled sandy clay; weak angular blocky structure, rough fabric.
Management considerations
  • Sandy profile
  • Poor surface structure
  • Mottled subsoil indicates imperfect drainage