Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	264	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (ACT)
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	N.J. McKenzie	Locality:
	Date Desc.:	19/10/85	Elevation:	No Data
	Map Ref.:	Sheet No. : 8533   1:10000	Rainfall:	No Data
	Northing/Long.:	6456000 AMG zone: 55	Runoff:	Moderately rapid
	Easting/Lat.:	601200  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:	Mid-slope	Relief:	No Data
	Elem. Type:	No Data	Slope Category:	No Data
	Slope:	 % 	Aspect:	No Data
	Surface Soil Condition (dry):	Hardsetting
	Erosion:
	Soil Classification
	Australian Soil Classification:	Mapping Unit:	GIN GIN 
	 N/A    	AEOLIAN 
	DEPOSITS
	Principal Profile Form:	Dr2.23
	ASC Confidence:	Great Soil Group:	N/A
	Confidence level not specified
	Site Disturbance:	Cultivation. Rainfed
	Vegetation:
	Tall Strata - Tussock grass, 0.51-1m, Mid-dense. *Species includes - None Recorded
	Surface Coarse Fragments:
	Profile Morphology
	A11	0 - 0.11 m	Dark reddish brown (5YR3/4-Moist); ; Clay loam; 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, Moist; Weak consistence; Field 
	pH 6 (Raupach); Many, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Many, fine (1-2mm) roots; Abrupt, Smooth 
	change to - 
	A2	0.11 - 0.29 m	Yellowish red (5YR3/6-Moist); , 5YR66; Clay loam; 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, Moist; Weak consistence; Field 
	pH 6 (Raupach); Common, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Common, fine (1-2mm) roots; Clear, Smooth 
	change to - 
	B21	0.29 - 0.8 m	Red (2.5YR4/7-Moist); ; Medium clay; Strong grade of structure, 10-20 mm, Angular blocky; 
	Smooth-ped fabric; Fine, (0 - 5) mm crack; Common (1-5 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) 
	macropores, Moderately moist; Firm consistence; 0-2%, medium gravelly, 6-20mm, subrounded, 
	dispersed, coarse fragments; Many cutans, >50% of ped faces or walls coated; Field pH 8 
	(Raupach); Common, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Gradual, Smooth change to - 
	B22	0.8 - 1.05 m	Red (2.5YR4/6-Moist); ; Medium clay; Strong grade of structure, 10-20 mm, Angular blocky; 
	Smooth-ped fabric; Fine, (0 - 5) mm crack; Common (1-5 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) 
	macropores, Moderately moist; Firm consistence; 10-20%, medium gravelly, 6-20mm, 
	subrounded, dispersed, coarse fragments; Many cutans, >50% of ped faces or walls coated; 
	Common (10 - 20 %), Calcareous, Coarse (6 - 20 mm), Nodules; Common (10 - 20 %), 
	Calcareous, Coarse (6 - 20 mm), Soft segregations; Field pH 8.5 (Raupach); Few, very fine (0-
	1mm) roots; Gradual, Smooth change to - 
	BC	1.05 - 1.4 m	Red (2.5YR4/6-Moist); ; Medium clay; Weak grade of structure, 10-20 mm, Angular blocky; Firm 
	consistence; 50-90%, medium gravelly, 6-20mm, subrounded, dispersed, coarse fragments; 50-
	90%, coarse gravelly, 20-60mm, subrounded, dispersed, coarse fragments; 50-90%, cobbly, 
	60-200mm, subrounded, dispersed, coarse fragments; Few (2 - 10 %), Calcareous, Medium (2 
	-6 mm), Soft segregations; Field pH 8.5 (Raupach); 
	Morphological Notes
	Observation Notes

	Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	264	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (ACT)
	Mitchell Soil Profile Class, Moderately Drained Phase, Vegetation - oats
	Site Notes

	Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	264	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	6.4A	0.021A	1.5E	0.4	0.4	0.1	2.4D
	0.3 - 0.35	7.9A	0.059A
	0.7 - 0.75	9A	0.136A	7.4E	9.4	0.5	2.9	20.2D
	1.3 - 1.35	8.9A	0.724A
	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	1.60	25.2A	41.4	10.5	23
	0.3 - 0.35	1.35
	0.7 - 0.75	1.53	14.3A	20.8	6.3	58.6
	1.3 - 1.35	1.64
	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	0.025A	0.14G	0.06D
	0.3 - 0.35	0.13A	0.3G	0.18D
	0.7 - 0.75	0.044A	0.25G	0.2D
	1.3 - 1.35	0.067A	0.21G	0.18D

	Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	264	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)