Project Name:	Preliminary Assessment and Survey of Land Degradation in the Dalrypmle Shire, QLD
	Project Code:	DLR	Site ID:	107	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	QLD Department of Primary Industries
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	M. DeCorte	Locality:
	Date Desc.:	20/08/90	Elevation:	340 metres
	Map Ref.:	Sheet No. : 8059   GPS	Rainfall:	No Data
	Northing/Long.:	7858334 AMG zone: 55	Runoff:	Very slow
	Easting/Lat.:	391974  Datum: AGD66	Drainage:	Imperfectly drained
	Geology
	ExposureType:	No Data	Conf. Sub. is Parent. Mat.:	No Data
	Geol. Ref.:	No Data	Substrate Material:	No Data
	Land Form
	Rel/Slope Class: 	Level plain <9m <1%	Pattern Type:	Plain
	Morph. Type:	Flat	Relief:	No Data
	Elem. Type:	Plain	Slope Category:	Level
	Slope:	1 % 	Aspect:	60 degrees
	Surface Soil Condition (dry):	Hardsetting
	Erosion:
	Soil Classification
	Australian Soil Classification:	Mapping Unit:	N/A
	Ferric Eutrophic Yellow Kandosol Medium Non-gravelly Sandy	Principal Profile Form:	Gn2.25
	 Clayey Very deep
	ASC Confidence:	Great Soil Group:	Yellow earth
	Analytical data are incomplete but reasonable confidence.
	Site Disturbance:	No effective disturbance other than grazing by hoofed animals
	Vegetation:	Low Strata - Tussock grass, 0.26-0.5m, Sparse. *Species includes - Heteropogon contortus, Eriachne species, Aristida 
	species	Mid Strata - Tree, 3.01-6m, Sparse. *Species includes - Acacia species, Eucalyptus erythrophloia, Bursaria incana
	Tall Strata - Tree, 6.01-12m, Sparse. *Species includes - Eucalyptus crebra, Eucalyptus erythrophloia, Eucalyptus 
	Surface Coarse Fragments:	No surface coarse fragments
	Profile Morphology
	A11	0 - 0.03 m	Very dark grey (10YR3/1-Moist); ; Loamy coarse sand; Weak grade of structure, 2-5 mm, Platy; 
	Smooth-ped fabric; Dry; Weak consistence; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Common, very fine 
	(0-1mm) roots; Abrupt, Smooth change to - 
	A12	0.03 - 0.28 m	Dark brown (10YR3/3-Moist); ; Clayey coarse sand; Single grain grade of structure, 10-20 mm, 
	Subangular blocky; Earthy fabric; Dry; Weak consistence; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Field 
	pH 6.5 (Raupach, 0.05); Common, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Diffuse, Smooth change to - 
	B1	0.28 - 0.78 m	Yellowish brown (10YR5/7-Moist); ; Coarse sandy clay loam (Light); Weak grade of structure, 20-
	50 mm, Subangular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Dry; Weak consistence; , Calcareous, , ; , 
	Gypseous, , ; Field pH 6.5 (Raupach, 0.6); Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Clear, Smooth change 
	to - 
	B21c	0.78 - 0.9 m	Brownish yellow (10YR6/6-Moist); ; Coarse sandy medium clay; Weak grade of structure, 20-50 
	mm, Subangular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Moderately moist; Weak consistence; Many (20 - 50
	 %), Manganiferous, Medium (2 -6 mm), Nodules; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Field pH 6.5 
	(Raupach, 0.9); Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Clear, Smooth change to - 
	B22c	0.9 - 1.25 m	Brownish yellow (10YR6/6-Moist); Mottles, 10YR64, 20-50% , 15-30mm, Prominent; Mottles, 20-
	50% ; Coarse sandy medium clay; Weak grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Subangular blocky; 
	Smooth-ped fabric; Moderately moist; Weak consistence; Very many (50 - 100 %), Ferruginous, 
	Coarse (6 - 20 mm), Veins; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Field pH 7 (Raupach, 1.2); Gradual, 
	Smooth change to - 
	B23c	1.25 - 1.6 m	Light brownish grey (10YR6/2-Moist); Mottles, 5YR58, 20-50% , 15-30mm, Prominent; Mottles, 
	20-50% ; Coarse sandy medium clay; Weak grade of structure; Smooth-ped fabric; Moderately 
	moist; Weak consistence; Very many (50 - 100 %), Ferruginous, Coarse (6 - 20 mm), Nodules; , 
	Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Field pH 7 (Raupach, 1.5); Gradual, Smooth change to - 
	D	1.6 - 1.75 m	Pale brown (10YR6/3-Moist); ; Clayey coarse sand; Earthy fabric; Wet; Weak consistence; , 
	Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Field pH 7.5 (Raupach, 1.7); 
	Morphological Notes
	Observation Notes

	Project Name:	Preliminary Assessment and Survey of Land Degradation in the Dalrypmle Shire, QLD
	Project Code:	DLR	Site ID:	107	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	QLD Department of Primary Industries
	Site Notes

	Project Name:	Preliminary Assessment and Survey of Land Degradation in the Dalrypmle Shire, QLD
	Project Code:	DLR	Site ID:	107	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	QLD Department of Primary Industries
	Laboratory Test Results:
	Depth	pH	1:5 EC	Exchangeable Cations 	Exchangeable	CEC	ECEC	ESP
	Ca	Mg	K	Na	Acidity
	 m	 dS/m	Cmol (+)/kg 	%
	0.03 - 0.28	6.6A	2.2B	0.85	0.21	0.02
	0.28 - 0.78	5.8A
	0.78 - 0.9	6.2A	1.1B	1.9	0.17	0.08	3.2I	2.50
	1.5J	1.8	0.3	0.1	3.13
	0.9 - 1.25	6.6A
	1.25 - 1.6	6.8A
	1.6 - 1.75	6.7A
	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	%
	0.03 - 0.28
	0.28 - 0.78
	0.78 - 0.9
	0.9 - 1.25
	1.25 - 1.6
	1.6 - 1.75
	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
	0.03 - 0.28
	0.28 - 0.78
	0.78 - 0.9
	0.9 - 1.25
	1.25 - 1.6
	1.6 - 1.75

	Project Name:	Preliminary Assessment and Survey of Land Degradation in the Dalrypmle Shire, QLD
	Project Code:	DLR	Site ID:	107	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	QLD Department of Primary Industries
	Laboratory Analyses Completed for this profile
	10B	Extractable sulfur(mg/kg) - Phosphate extractable sulfur
	15A2_CA	Exchangeable bases (Ca2+,Mg2+,Na+,K+) - 1M ammonium chloride at pH 7.0, pretreatment for 
	soluble salts
	15A2_K	Exchangeable bases- 1M ammonium chloride at pH 7.0, pretreatment for soluble salts
	15A2_MG	Exchangeable bases- 1M ammonium chloride at pH 7.0, pretreatment for soluble salts
	15A2_NA	Exchangeable bases- 1M ammonium chloride at pH 7.0, pretreatment for soluble salts
	15F1_CA	Exchangeable bases by 0.01M silver-thiourea (AgTU)+, no pretreatment for soluble salts
	15F1_K	Exchangeable bases by 0.01m (AgTU)+, no pretreatment for soluble salts
	15F1_MG	Exchangeable bases by 0.01m (AgTU)+, no pretreatment for soluble salts
	15F1_NA	Exchangeable bases by 0.01m (AgTU)+, no pretreatment for soluble salts
	15F3	CEC by 0.01M silver-thiourea (AgTU)+
	15N1	Exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP)
	4A1	pH of 1:5 soil/water suspension