Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	207	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (ACT)
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	N.J. McKenzie	Locality:
	Date Desc.:	14/06/85	Elevation:	No Data
	Map Ref.:	Sheet No. : 8534   1:10000	Rainfall:	No Data
	Northing/Long.:	6460100 AMG zone: 55	Runoff:	Slow
	Easting/Lat.:	597400  Datum: AGD66	Drainage:	Poorly 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:	Lower-slope	Relief:	No Data
	Elem. Type:	No Data	Slope Category:	No Data
	Slope:	 % 	Aspect:	No Data
	Surface Soil Condition (dry):	Firm
	Erosion:
	Soil Classification
	Australian Soil Classification:	Mapping Unit:	GIN GIN 
	 N/A    	AEOLIAN 
	DEPOSITS
	Principal Profile Form:	Ug5.38
	ASC Confidence:	Great Soil Group:	N/A
	Confidence level not specified
	Site Disturbance:	Cultivation. Rainfed
	Vegetation:
	Tall Strata - Tussock grass, 0.26-0.5m, Sparse. *Species includes - None Recorded
	Surface Coarse Fragments:
	Profile Morphology
	A1	0 - 0.16 m	Dark reddish brown (5YR3/3-Moist); ; Light clay; Weak grade of structure, 50-100 mm, 
	Subangular blocky; Rough-ped fabric; Rough-ped fabric; Few (<1 per 100mm2) Very fine 
	(0.075-1mm) macropores, Very weak consistence; Field pH 8 (Raupach); Common, very fine 
	(0-1mm) roots; Clear, Smooth change to - 
	B1	0.16 - 0.33 m	Yellowish red (5YR4/5-Moist); ; Medium clay; Moderate grade of structure, 20-50 mm, 
	Polyhedral; Smooth-ped fabric; Few (<1 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) macropores, 
	Weak consistence; 0-2%, fine gravelly, 2-6mm, subrounded, dispersed, coarse fragments; Field
	 pH 8 (Raupach); Common, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Gradual, Smooth change to - 
	B21	0.33 - 0.95 m	Red (2.5YR4/5-Moist); ; Heavy clay; Strong grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Polyhedral; Smooth-
	ped fabric; Fine, (0 - 5) mm crack; Few (<1 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) macropores, 
	Weak consistence; 0-2%, fine gravelly, 2-6mm, subrounded, dispersed, coarse fragments; 
	Common cutans, 10-50% of ped faces or walls coated; Few (2 - 10 %), Calcareous, Fine (0 - 2
	 mm), Nodules; Few (2 - 10 %), Calcareous, Medium (2 -6 mm), Soft segregations; Field pH 8 
	(Raupach); Common, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Diffuse, Smooth change to - 
	B22	0.95 - 1.4 m	Red (2.5YR4/6-Moist); ; Medium clay; Strong grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Polyhedral; Smooth-
	ped fabric; Fine, (0 - 5) mm crack; Weak consistence; Few cutans, <10% of ped faces or walls
	 coated; Common (10 - 20 %), Calcareous, Medium (2 -6 mm), Nodules; Few (2 - 10 %), 
	Gypseous, Medium (2 -6 mm), Crystals; Common (10 - 20 %), Gypseous, Medium (2 -6 mm), 
	Soft segregations; Field pH 8.5 (Raupach); Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; 
	Morphological Notes
	A1	Frost on ground; no 'glittering soil' - abundant gypsum at depth
	Observation Notes
	Buddah Soil Profile Class
	Site Notes

	Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	207	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	8.1A	0.258A	9E	1.2	1.2	0.1	11.5D
	0.3 - 0.35	8.8A	0.201A
	0.7 - 0.75	9A	0.588A	6.3E	9.7	0.4	2.8	19.2D
	1.3 - 1.35	7.8A	3.94A
	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	1.37	15.9A	33.2	10.3	40.6
	0.3 - 0.35	1.45
	0.7 - 0.75	1.54	12.4A	27.2	11	49.4
	1.3 - 1.35	1.45
	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	0.063A	0.21G	0.14D
	0.3 - 0.35	0.067A	0.24G	0.17D
	0.7 - 0.75	0.078A	0.23G	0.17D
	1.3 - 1.35	0.072A	0.25G	0.19D

	Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	207	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)