Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	302	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (ACT)
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	N.J. McKenzie	Locality:
	Date Desc.:	27/07/85	Elevation:	No Data
	Map Ref.:	Sheet No. : 8434   1:10000	Rainfall:	No Data
	Northing/Long.:	6462240 AMG zone: 55	Runoff:	Slow
	Easting/Lat.:	587120  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):	Hardsetting
	Erosion:	Partial, Minor or present (wind); 
	Soil Classification
	Australian Soil Classification:	Mapping Unit:	OLD ALLUVIUM 
	 N/A    	MEANDER PLAIN
	Principal Profile Form:	Gn3.16
	ASC Confidence:	Great Soil Group:	N/A
	Confidence level not specified
	Site Disturbance:	Complete clearing. Pasture, native or improved, cultivated at some stage
	Vegetation:
	Tall Strata - Tussock grass, <0.25m, Sparse. *Species includes - None Recorded
	Surface Coarse Fragments:
	Profile Morphology
	A1	0 - 0.21 m	Dark reddish brown (5YR3/4-Moist); ; Fine sandy clay; Moderate grade of structure, 50-100 
	mm, Subangular blocky; Rough-ped fabric; Many (>5 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) 
	macropores, Few (<1 per 0.01m2) Medium (2-5mm) macropores, Moist; Weak consistence; 
	Field pH 6 (Raupach); Many, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Many, fine (1-2mm) roots; Many, medium 
	(2-5mm) roots; Clear, Smooth change to - 
	A2	0.21 - 0.35 m	Yellowish red (5YR4/7-Moist); Reddish yellow (5YR7/6-Dry); ; Fine sandy clay; Weak grade of 
	structure, 20-50 mm, Subangular blocky; Rough-ped fabric; Many (>5 per 100mm2) Very fine 
	(0.075-1mm) macropores, Few (<1 per 0.01m2) Medium (2-5mm) macropores, Moist; Weak 
	consistence; Field pH 7 (Raupach); Common, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Common, fine (1-2mm) 
	roots; Common, medium (2-5mm) roots; Clear, Smooth change to - 
	B21	0.35 - 1 m	Red (2.5YR4/6-Moist); ; Medium clay; Strong grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Angular blocky; 
	Smooth-ped fabric; Common (1-5 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) macropores, Few (<1 
	per 0.01m2) Medium (2-5mm) macropores, Moist; Firm consistence; Many cutans, >50% of ped 
	faces or walls coated; Many cutans, >50% of ped faces or walls coated; Field pH 8 (Raupach);
	 Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Few, fine (1-2mm) roots; Diffuse, Smooth change to - 
	B22	1 - 1.4 m	Red (2.5YR4/6-Moist); ; Medium clay; Strong grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Angular blocky; 
	Smooth-ped fabric; Common (1-5 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) macropores, Few (<1 
	per 0.01m2) Medium (2-5mm) macropores, Moderately moist; Firm consistence; Many cutans, 
	>50% of ped faces or walls coated; Many cutans, >50% of ped faces or walls coated; Field pH
	 8.5 (Raupach); Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; 
	Morphological Notes
	B22	A2:  more developed profile than 301
	Observation Notes
	Mitchell Soil Profile Class, Well Drained Phase, Vegetation - lucerne
	Site Notes

	Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	302	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	0.054A	1.8E	0.2	0.9	0.2	3.1D
	0.3 - 0.35	7.6A	0.026A
	0.7 - 0.75	8.6A	0.081A	9.4E	4.9	0.7	0.7	15.7D
	1.3 - 1.35	8.9A	0.109A
	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	1.52	13.4A	45.4	20.8	20.5
	0.3 - 0.35	1.67
	0.7 - 0.75	1.67	9.3A	29.2	13.5	48
	1.3 - 1.35	1.55
	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	0.027A	0.13G	0.07D
	0.3 - 0.35	0.032A	0.14G	0.08D
	0.7 - 0.75	0.035A	0.19G	0.15D
	1.3 - 1.35	0.049A	0.22G	0.17D

	Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	302	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)