Project Name:	Preliminary Assessment and Survey of Land Degradation in the Dalrypmle Shire, QLD
	Project Code:	DLR	Site ID:	89	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	QLD Department of Primary Industries
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	M. DeCorte	Locality:
	Date Desc.:	07/08/90	Elevation:	255 metres
	Map Ref.:	Sheet No. : 8156   GPS	Rainfall:	No Data
	Northing/Long.:	7730906 AMG zone: 55	Runoff:	No runoff
	Easting/Lat.:	403994  Datum: AGD66	Drainage:	Well 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:	Alluvial 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
	Sodic Eutrophic Brown Chromosol Medium Non-gravelly 	Principal Profile Form:	Db1.33
	Loamy Clayey Very deep
	ASC Confidence:	Great Soil Group:	No suitable 
	No analytical data are available but confidence is fair.
	Site Disturbance:	Limited clearing, for example selective logging
	Vegetation:	Low Strata - Tussock grass, 0.26-0.5m, Sparse. *Species includes - Aristida species, Chrysopogon fallax
	Mid Strata - Tree, 3.01-6m, Sparse. *Species includes - Eucalyptus crebra, Eucalyptus polycarpa
	Tall Strata - Tree, 12.01-20m, Sparse. *Species includes - Eucalyptus crebra, Eucalyptus papuana, Eucalyptus polycarpa
	Surface Coarse Fragments:	No surface coarse fragments
	Profile Morphology
	A1	0 - 0.1 m	Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2-Moist); ; Fine sandy loam; Weak grade of structure, 10-20 
	mm, Subangular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Dry; Weak consistence; , Calcareous, , ; , 
	Gypseous, , ; Field pH 6 (Raupach, 0.05); Abundant, medium (2-5mm) roots; Clear, Smooth 
	A2j	0.1 - 0.28 m	Brown (10YR4/3-Moist); ; Loamy fine sand; Weak grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Subangular 
	blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Dry; Very weak consistence; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Many, 
	fine (1-2mm) roots; Abrupt, Smooth change to - 
	B1	0.28 - 0.42 m	Yellowish brown (10YR5/4-Moist); ; Fine sandy clay loam; Weak grade of structure, 20-50 mm, 
	Subangular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Dry; Very weak consistence; , Calcareous, , ; , 
	Gypseous, , ; Field pH 6.2 (Raupach, 0.3); Common, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Clear, Smooth 
	B21	0.42 - 0.68 m	Dark yellowish brown (10YR4/4-Moist); ; Sandy medium clay; Strong grade of structure, 20-50 
	mm, Prismatic; Strong grade of structure, 10-20 mm, Angular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Dry; 
	Weak consistence; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Field pH 6.8 (Raupach, 0.6); Clear, Smooth 
	change to - 
	B22	0.68 - 0.82 m	Dark yellowish brown (10YR4/4-Moist); Mottles, 10YR63, 0-2% , 5-15mm, Distinct; Mottles, 0-
	2% ; Medium clay; Moderate grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Angular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; 
	Moderately moist; Firm consistence; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Abrupt, Smooth change to - 
	B23	0.82 - 1.03 m	Yellowish red (5YR4/6-Moist); Mottles, 10YR43, 10-20% , 5-15mm, Distinct; Mottles, 10-20% ; 
	Sandy light medium clay; Weak grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Subangular blocky; Smooth-ped 
	fabric; Moderately moist; Weak consistence; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Field pH 7 
	(Raupach, 0.9); Clear, Smooth change to - 
	B24	1.03 - 1.5 m	Strong brown (7.5YR4/6-Moist); ; Sandy loam (Heavy); Massive grade of structure, 20-50 mm; 
	Smooth-ped fabric; Moderately moist; Weak consistence; , Calcareous, , ; , Gypseous, , ; Field 
	pH 7 (Raupach, 1.2); Gradual, Smooth change to - 
	B25	1.5 - 2.1 m	Brown (7.5YR5/4-Moist); ; Sandy loam; Earthy fabric; Moderately moist; , Calcareous, , ; , 
	Gypseous, , ; Field pH 7.8 (Raupach, 1.8); 
	Morphological Notes
	Observation Notes

	Project Name:	Preliminary Assessment and Survey of Land Degradation in the Dalrypmle Shire, QLD
	Project Code:	DLR	Site ID:	89	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:	89	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 - 0.1	6.6A	5B	1.7	0.57	0.06
	0.28 - 0.42	6.6A
	0.42 - 0.68	6.8A	6.7B	3.4	0.32	0.25	8.8I	2.84
	5.2J	2.4	0.4	0.2	2.27
	0.82 - 1.03	7.5A	5.4B	0.26	0.21
	1.03 - 1.5	7.6A
	1.5 - 2.1	8.1A
	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 - 0.1
	0.28 - 0.42
	0.42 - 0.68
	0.82 - 1.03
	1.03 - 1.5
	1.5 - 2.1
	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 - 0.1
	0.28 - 0.42
	0.42 - 0.68
	0.82 - 1.03
	1.03 - 1.5
	1.5 - 2.1

	Project Name:	Preliminary Assessment and Survey of Land Degradation in the Dalrypmle Shire, QLD
	Project Code:	DLR	Site ID:	89	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