Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	156	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (ACT)
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	N.J. McKenzie	Locality:
	Date Desc.:	11/05/85	Elevation:	No Data
	Map Ref.:	Sheet No. : 8534   1:10000	Rainfall:	No Data
	Northing/Long.:	6470100 AMG zone: 55	Runoff:	Very slow
	Easting/Lat.:	597200  Datum: AGD66	Drainage:	Moderately well 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):	Loose
	Erosion:
	Soil Classification
	Australian Soil Classification:	Mapping Unit:	MACQUARIE 
	 N/A    	ALLUVIUM 
	LEVEE DE
	Principal Profile Form:	Uf6.11
	ASC Confidence:	Great Soil Group:	N/A
	Confidence level not specified
	Site Disturbance:	Cultivation. Rainfed
	Vegetation:
	Surface Coarse Fragments:
	Profile Morphology
	A11	0 - 0.2 m	Dark brown (10YR3/3-Moist); ; Silty clay; Moderate grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Subangular 
	blocky; Rough-ped fabric; Many (>5 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) macropores, Many (>5
	 per 100mm2) Fine (1-2mm) macropores, Many (>5 per 0.01m2) Medium (2-5mm) macropores, 
	Very firm consistence; Field pH 7 (Raupach); Many, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Gradual, Smooth 
	change to - 
	A12	0.2 - 0.52 m	Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2-Moist); ; Light clay; Moderate grade of structure, 20-50 mm,
	 Subangular blocky; Rough-ped fabric; Many (>5 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) 
	macropores, Many (>5 per 100mm2) Fine (1-2mm) macropores, Many (>5 per 0.01m2) Medium 
	(2-5mm) macropores, Very firm consistence; Field pH 7 (Raupach); Many, very fine (0-1mm) 
	roots; Sharp, Smooth change to - 
	B2	0.52 - 1.5 m	Very dark brown (10YR2/2-Moist); ; Medium clay; Strong grade of structure, 20-50 mm, 
	Polyhedral; Smooth-ped fabric; Many (>5 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) macropores, 
	Many (>5 per 100mm2) Fine (1-2mm) macropores, Many (>5 per 0.01m2) Medium (2-5mm) 
	macropores, Strong consistence; Field pH 7 (Raupach); Common, very fine (0-1mm) roots; 
	Morphological Notes
	B2	Remarkable number of former channels, casts, macropores
	Observation Notes
	Macquarie Soil Profile Class, Ploughed
	Site Notes

	Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	156	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	6.7A	0.079A	8.6E	3.5	0.8	0.1	13D
	0.3 - 0.35	7.3A	0.053A
	0.7 - 0.75	7.3A	0.069A	17.2E	7.4	0.3	0.2	25.1D
	1.3 - 1.35	7.5A	0.031A
	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	1.28	1.2A	29.3	39.8	29.7
	0.3 - 0.35	1.27
	0.7 - 0.75	1.23	2.9A	11.2	47.7	38.2
	1.3 - 1.35	1.54
	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	0.052A	0.29G	0.13D
	0.3 - 0.35	0.059A	0.28G	0.14D
	0.7 - 0.75	0.037A	0.26G	0.17D
	1.3 - 1.35	0.058A	0.21G	0.16D

	Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	156	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)