Project Name:	NC
	Project Code:	NC	Site ID:	C462	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (NSW)
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	P.H. Walker	Locality:	~200M west of Xmas Creek drain on 
	Kempsey/Frederickton Road
	Date Desc.:	10/04/61	Elevation:	 2 metres
	Map Ref.:	Sheet No. : 9435   1:100000	Rainfall:	1200
	Northing/Long.:	152.858333333333	Runoff:	Slow
	Easting/Lat.:	-31.0458333333333	Drainage:	Imperfectly drained
	Geology
	ExposureType:	No Data	Conf. Sub. is Parent. Mat.:	No Data
	Geol. Ref.:	No Data	Substrate Material:	Porous, Unconsolidated material 
	(unidentified) 
	Land Form
	Rel/Slope Class: 	Gently undulating plains <9m  	Pattern Type:	Flood plain
	1-3%
	Morph. Type:	Flat	Relief:	No Data
	Elem. Type:	Plain	Slope Category:	Very gently sloped
	Slope:	2 % 	Aspect:	No Data
	Surface Soil Condition (dry):	Firm
	Erosion:
	Soil Classification
	Australian Soil Classification:	Mapping Unit:	N/A
	Acidic Tenosolic Redoxic Hydrosol     	Principal Profile Form:	N/A
	ASC Confidence:	Great Soil Group:	No suitable group
	No analytical data are available but confidence is fair.
	Site Disturbance:	Complete clearing. Pasture, native or improved, cultivated at some stage
	Vegetation:	Low Strata - Sod grass, <0.25m, Closed or dense. *Species includes - Pennisetum clandestinum
	Surface Coarse Fragments:	No surface coarse fragments
	Profile Morphology
	0 - 0.13 m	Dark grey (10YR4/1-Moist); , 10YR51, 20-50% ; , 20-50% ; Light clay (Light); Strong grade of 
	structure, 20-50 mm, Granular; Firm consistence; Few (2 - 10 %), Ferruginous, , Soft 
	segregations; Field pH 5.6 (pH meter); Common
	0.15 - 0.3 m	Dark grey (10YR4/1-Moist); , 2.5YR36, 20-50% ; , 20-50% ; Silty light clay; Massive grade of 
	structure; Firm consistence; Few (2 - 10 %), Ferruginous, , Soft segregations; Field pH 5.5 (pH 
	meter); Common
	0.3 - 0.41 m	Dark grey (10YR4/1-Moist); , 10R31, 20-50% ; , 5YR44, 20-50% ; Silty light clay; Massive grade 
	of structure; Firm consistence; Very few (0 - 2 %), Ferruginous, , Soft segregations; Field pH 5.4 
	(pH meter); Common
	0.46 - 0.66 m	Dark grey (10YR4/1-Moist); , 10R31, 20-50% ; , 5YR44, 20-50% ; Sandy light clay; Massive grade
	 of structure; Firm consistence; Very few (0 - 2 %), Ferruginous, , Soft segregations; Field pH 5.3
	 (pH meter); Common
	0.76 - 0.91 m	Dark grey (10YR4/1-Moist); , 2.5YR34, 10-20% ; , 10-20% ; Light clay; Very weak consistence; 
	Moderately plastic; Very few (0 - 2 %), Ferruginous, , Soft segregations; Field pH 5.2 (pH meter); 
	Common
	1.12 - 1.37 m	Grey (10YR6/1-Moist); , 5YR34, 10-20% ; , 10-20% ; Light medium clay; Very weak consistence; 
	Moderately plastic; Very few (0 - 2 %), Ferruginous, , Soft segregations; Field pH 5.3 (pH meter); 
	Common
	1.73 - 2.03 m	Grey (10YR6/1-Moist); , 5YR34, 10-20% ; , 10-20% ; Light medium clay; Very weak consistence; 
	Moderately plastic; Very few (0 - 2 %), Ferruginous, , Soft segregations; Field pH 4.6 (pH meter); 
	Common
	2.31 - 2.62 m	Grey (10YR5/1-Moist); , 5YR34, 2-10% ; , 2.5Y84, 2-10% ; Sandy light clay; Very weak 
	consistence; Moderately plastic; Very few (0 - 2 %), Ferruginous, , Tubules; Field pH 3.9 (pH 
	meter); Few
	2.69 - 2.87 m	Dark grey (10YR4/0-Moist); ; Light medium clay; Very weak consistence; Moderately plastic; 
	Morphological Notes

	Project Name:	NC
	Project Code:	NC	Site ID:	C462	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (NSW)
	FINE GRAINED ALLUVIUM:K0 SHOWING DEPOSITIONAL LAYERING:HYDROMORPHIC SOIL (GLEY):LAYER 3 
	LAYERED:LAYER 9 ESTUARINE CLAY: 
	Site Notes
	KEMPSEY
	Observation Notes

	Project Name:	NC
	Project Code:	NC	Site ID:	C462	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (NSW)
	Laboratory Test Results:
	Depth	pH	1:5 EC	Exchangeable Cations 	Exchangeable	CEC	ECEC	ESP
	Ca	Mg	K	Na	Acidity
	 m	 dS/m	Cmol (+)/kg 	%
	0 - 0.13	5.6A	 0.11A	 6.6K	 4.8	 0.35	 0.52	 16G	3.25
	0.15 - 0.3	5.5A	 0.143A
	0.3 - 0.41	5.4A	 0.155A
	0.46 - 0.66	5.3A	 0.15A
	0.76 - 0.91	5.2A	 0.164A
	1.12 - 1.37	5.3A	 0.158A
	1.73 - 2.03	4.6A	 0.247A
	2.31 - 2.62	3.9A	 0.071A
	Depth	CaCO3	Organic	Avail.	Total	Total	Total	Bulk 	Particle  Size  Analysis
	C	P	P	N	K	Density	GV	CS	FS	Silt	Clay
	 m	%	%	 mg/kg	%	%	%	 Mg/m3	%
	0 - 0.13	 2.6F	 0.202B	 1D	 39	 40	 17
	0.15 - 0.3
	0.3 - 0.41	 2.3F	 0.189B	 1D	 5	 50	 40
	0.46 - 0.66	 1D	 5	 49	 41
	0.76 - 0.91	 1D	 5	 45	 44
	1.12 - 1.37
	1.73 - 2.03	 0D	 36	 41	 23
	2.31 - 2.62
	Depth	COLE	Gravimetric/Volumetric Water Contents	K sat	K unsat
	Sat.	0.05 Bar	0.1 Bar	0.5 Bar	1 Bar	5 Bar	15 Bar
	 m	g/g -  m3/m3	mm/h	mm/h
	0 - 0.13
	0.15 - 0.3
	0.3 - 0.41
	0.46 - 0.66
	0.76 - 0.91
	1.12 - 1.37
	1.73 - 2.03
	2.31 - 2.62

	Project Name:	NC
	Project Code:	NC	Site ID:	C462	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (NSW)
	Laboratory Analyses Completed for this profile
	15_HSK_CEC	CEC - meq per 100g of soil - HOSK
	15_NR_CA	Exch. basic cations (Ca++) - meq per 100g of soil - Not recorded
	15_NR_K	Exch. basic cations (K++) - meq per 100g of soil - Not recorded
	15_NR_MG	Exch. basic cations (Mg++) - meq per 100g of soil - Not recorded
	15_NR_NA	Exch. basic cations (Na++) - meq per 100g of soil - Not recorded
	2_LOI	Loss on Ignition (%)
	2A1	Air-dry moisture content
	3A1	EC of 1:5 soil/water extract
	4A1	pH of 1:5 soil/water suspension
	5A2	Chloride - 1:5 soil/water extract, automated colour
	6_DC	Organic carbon (%) - Dry combustion
	7_NR	Total nitrogen (%) - Not recorded
	P10_PB_C	Clay (%) - Plummet balance
	P10_PB_CS	Coarse sand (%) - Plummet balance
	P10_PB_FS	Fine sand (%) - Plummet balance
	P10_PB_Z	Silt (%) - Plummet balance