Project Name:	Preliminary Assessment and Survey of Land Degradation in the Dalrypmle Shire, QLD
	Project Code:	DLR	Site ID:	504	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	QLD Department of Primary Industries
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	M.G. Cannon	Locality:
	Date Desc.:	09/04/91	Elevation:	280 metres
	Map Ref.:	Sheet No. : 8258   GPS	Rainfall:	No Data
	Northing/Long.:	7807850 AMG zone: 55	Runoff:	Slow
	Easting/Lat.:	454216  Datum: AGD66	Drainage:	Poorly drained
	Geology
	ExposureType:	No Data	Conf. Sub. is Parent. Mat.:	No Data
	Geol. Ref.:	No Data	Substrate Material:	Undisturbed soil core, Granodiorite 
	Land Form
	Rel/Slope Class: 	Gently undulating rises 9-30m  	Pattern Type:	Rises
	1-3%
	Morph. Type:	Upper-slope	Relief:	No Data
	Elem. Type:	Hillslope	Slope Category:	Gently inclined
	Slope:	5 % 	Aspect:	250 degrees
	Surface Soil Condition (dry):	Hardsetting
	Erosion:
	Soil Classification
	Australian Soil Classification:	Mapping Unit:	N/A
	Eutrophic Subnatric Brown Sodosol Medium Sandy Clayey 	Principal Profile Form:	Db1.23
	Moderately deep Moderately deep
	ASC Confidence:	Great Soil Group:	Solodized 
	All necessary analytical data are available.	solonetz
	Site Disturbance:	No effective disturbance other than grazing by hoofed animals
	Vegetation:	Low Strata - Tussock grass, 0.26-0.5m, Mid-dense. *Species includes - Bothriochloa pertusa, Heteropogon contortus
	Mid Strata - Tree, 6.01-12m, Very sparse. *Species includes - Eucalyptus crebra, Eucalyptus papuana, Eucalyptus 
	erythrophloia
	Tall Strata - Tree, 12.01-20m, Sparse. *Species includes - Eucalyptus crebra, Eucalyptus papuana
	Surface Coarse Fragments:	0-2%, coarse gravelly, 20-60mm, subangular, Granite
	Profile Morphology
	A11	0 - 0.05 m	Dark brown (10YR3/3-Moist); ; Sand; Single grain grade of structure; Smooth-ped fabric; Dry; 
	Loose consistence; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Field pH 6 (Raupach, 0.05); Common, fine 
	(1-2mm) roots; Clear, Smooth change to - 
	A12	0.05 - 0.15 m	Dark yellowish brown (10YR3/4-Moist); ; Loamy sand; Weak grade of structure, 10-20 mm, 
	Subangular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Dry; Very weak consistence; , Calcareous, , ; , 
	Gypseous, , ; Common, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Clear, Smooth change to - 
	A13	0.15 - 0.23 m	Dark yellowish brown (10YR4/4-Moist); ; Loamy sand; Single grain grade of structure; Smooth-
	ped fabric; Moderately moist; Very weak consistence; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Common,
	 very fine (0-1mm) roots; Clear, Smooth change to - 
	A21	0.23 - 0.26 m	Yellowish brown (10YR5/6-Moist); ; Loamy sand; Single grain grade of structure; Smooth-ped 
	fabric; Moderately moist; Loose consistence; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Few, very fine (0-
	1mm) roots; Clear, Smooth change to - 
	A22	0.26 - 0.28 m	Brownish yellow (10YR6/6-Moist); ; Loamy sand; Single grain grade of structure; Smooth-ped 
	fabric; Moderately moist; Loose consistence; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Few, very fine (0-
	1mm) roots; Abrupt, Wavy change to - 
	B2	0.28 - 0.7 m	Dark yellowish brown (10YR4/6-Moist); Mottles, 10YR43, 2-10% , 5-15mm, Faint; Mottles, 2-
	10% ; Medium clay; Strong grade of structure, 50-100 mm, Columnar; Strong grade of structure,
	 2-5 mm, Subangular blocky; Rough-ped fabric; Moderately moist; Very firm consistence; Few 
	cutans, <10% of ped faces or walls coated, distinct; Very few (0 - 2 %), Manganiferous, Fine 
	(0 - 2 mm), Soft segregations; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Field pH 7.5 (Raupach, 0.6); Few,
	 very fine (0-1mm) roots; Diffuse, Tongued change to - 
	BC	0.7 - 0.85 m	; Medium clay; Strong grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Angular blocky; Strong grade of structure, 
	2-5 mm, Angular blocky; Rough-ped fabric; Moderately moist; Very firm consistence; , 
	Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Field pH 9.5 (Raupach, 0.85); Gradual, Irregular change to - 
	C	0.85 - 0.9 m	; Moderately moist; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; 

	Project Name:	Preliminary Assessment and Survey of Land Degradation in the Dalrypmle Shire, QLD
	Project Code:	DLR	Site ID:	504	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	QLD Department of Primary Industries
	Observation Notes
	Site Notes
	Morphological Notes

	Project Name:	Preliminary Assessment and Survey of Land Degradation in the Dalrypmle Shire, QLD
	Project Code:	DLR	Site ID:	504	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 - 0.05	6A
	0.28 - 0.7	7.6A	7.2J	4.7	0.1	1.2	12.5I	9.60
	0.7 - 0.85	8.2A
	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 - 0.05
	0.28 - 0.7
	0.7 - 0.85
	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 - 0.05
	0.28 - 0.7
	0.7 - 0.85

	Project Name:	Preliminary Assessment and Survey of Land Degradation in the Dalrypmle Shire, QLD
	Project Code:	DLR	Site ID:	504	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	QLD Department of Primary Industries
	Laboratory Analyses Completed for this profile
	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