Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	118	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (ACT)
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	N.J. McKenzie	Locality:
	Date Desc.:	04/04/85	Elevation:	No Data
	Map Ref.:	Sheet No. : 8434   1:10000	Rainfall:	No Data
	Northing/Long.:	6462280 AMG zone: 55	Runoff:	Slow
	Easting/Lat.:	593560  Datum: AGD66	Drainage:	Imperfectly drained
	Geology
	ExposureType:	Soil pit	Conf. Sub. is Parent. Mat.:	No Data
	Geol. Ref.:	No Data	Substrate Material:	, No Data
	Land Form
	Rel/Slope Class: 	No Data	Pattern Type:	No Data
	Morph. Type:	Flat	Relief:	No Data
	Elem. Type:	No Data	Slope Category:	No Data
	Slope:	 % 	Aspect:	No Data
	Surface Soil Condition (dry):	Hardsetting
	Erosion:	Partial, Minor or present (wind); 
	Soil Classification
	Australian Soil Classification:	Mapping Unit:	TRANGIE 
	 N/A    	COWAL ALLUVIUM
	Principal Profile Form:	Gn2.13
	ASC Confidence:	Great Soil Group:	N/A
	Confidence level not specified
	Site Disturbance:	Extensive clearing, for example poisoning, ringbarking
	Vegetation:
	Tall Strata - Hummock grass, 0.26-0.5m, . *Species includes - None Recorded
	Surface Coarse Fragments:
	Profile Morphology
	A1	0 - 0.22 m	Reddish brown (5YR4/4-Moist); ; Loam; Moderate grade of structure, 50-100 mm, Subangular 
	blocky; Earthy fabric; Many (>5 per 0.01m2) Fine (1-2mm) macropores, Field pH 7 (Raupach); 
	Many, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Gradual, Smooth change to - 
	B21	0.22 - 0.55 m	Yellowish red (5YR4/6-Moist); ; Clay loam; Moderate grade of structure, 50-100 mm, 
	Subangular blocky; Earthy fabric; Many (>5 per 0.01m2) Fine (1-2mm) macropores, Field pH 8.5 
	(Raupach); Many, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Gradual, Smooth change to - 
	B22	0.55 - 1.1 m	Strong brown (7.5YR4/7-Moist); ; Sandy clay loam; Moderate grade of structure, 50-100 mm, 
	Subangular blocky; Earthy fabric; Many (>5 per 0.01m2) Fine (1-2mm) macropores, Field pH 8.5 
	(Raupach); Many, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Gradual, Smooth change to - 
	BC	1.1 - 1.35 m	Strong brown (7.5YR5/6-Moist); ; Fine sandy loam; Moderate grade of structure, 50-100 mm, 
	Subangular blocky; Earthy fabric; Many (>5 per 0.01m2) Fine (1-2mm) macropores, Field pH 8.5 
	(Raupach); Common, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Gradual, Smooth change to - 
	Morphological Notes
	A1	Lots of fine roots going down large macropores
	Observation Notes
	Wilga Soil Profile Class, Calcic Phase
	Site Notes

	Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	118	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (ACT)
	Laboratory Test Results:
	Depth	pH	1:5 EC	Exchangeable Cations 	Exchangeable	CEC	ECEC	ESP
	Ca	Mg	K	Na	Acidity
	 m	 dS/m	Cmol (+)/kg 	%
	0.1 - 0.15	7.7A	0.086A	2.8E	0.7	1.4	0	4.9D
	0.3 - 0.35	8.6A	0.107A
	0.7 - 0.75	8.6A	0.111A	7E	2.7	0.4	0	10.1D
	1.3 - 1.35	9A	0.123A
	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	%
	0.1 - 0.15	1.51	3.1A	56.3	24.2	16.4
	0.3 - 0.35	1.44
	0.7 - 0.75	1.44	2.6A	52	22.1	23.3
	1.3 - 1.35	1.66
	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
	0.1 - 0.15	0.023A	0.18G	0.07D
	0.3 - 0.35	0.042A	0.187G	0.08D
	0.7 - 0.75	0.029A	0.18G	0.09D
	1.3 - 1.35	0.012A	0.17G	0.07D

	Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	118	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (ACT)
	Laboratory Analyses Completed for this profile
	15C1_CA	Exchangeable bases (Ca2+,Mg2+,Na+,K+) - alcoholic 1M ammonium chloride at pH 8.5, pretreatment 
	for soluble salts
	15C1_K	Exchangeable bases and CEC - alcoholic 1M ammonium chloride at pH 8.5, pretreatment for soluble 
	salts
	15C1_MG	Exchangeable bases and CEC - alcoholic 1M ammonium chloride at pH 8.5, pretreatment for soluble 
	salts
	15C1_NA	Exchangeable bases and CEC - alcoholic 1M ammonium chloride at pH 8.5, pretreatment for soluble 
	salts
	15J_BASES	Sum of Bases
	3A1	EC of 1:5 soil/water extract
	4A1	pH of 1:5 soil/water suspension
	P10_CF_C	Clay (%) - Coventry and Fett pipette method
	P10_CF_CS	Coarse sand (%) - Coventry and Fett pipette method
	P10_CF_FS	Fine sand (%) - Coventry and Fett pipette method
	P10_CF_Z	Silt (%) - Coventry and Fett pipette method
	P3A1	Bulk density - g/cm3
	P3B1GV_15	15 BAR Moisture g/g - Gravimetric of ground sample (<2mm) using pressure plate
	P3B4GV_01	0.1 BAR Moisture g/g - Gravimetric of soil clods (Soil Survey Staff,1967)
	P5_COLE	Coefficient of Linear Extensibility (Grossman et al. 1968)