Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	350	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (ACT)
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	N.J. McKenzie	Locality:
	Date Desc.:	06/11/85	Elevation:	No Data
	Map Ref.:	Sheet No. : 8434   1:10000	Rainfall:	No Data
	Northing/Long.:	6474625 AMG zone: 55	Runoff:	No Data
	Easting/Lat.:	591600  Datum: AGD66	Drainage:	No Data
	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:	No Data	Relief:	No Data
	Elem. Type:	No Data	Slope Category:	No Data
	Slope:	 % 	Aspect:	No Data
	Surface Soil Condition (dry):
	Erosion:
	Soil Classification
	Australian Soil Classification:	Mapping Unit:	MACQUARIE 
	 N/A    	ALLUVIUM 
	LEVEE DE
	Principal Profile Form:	Uf/Ug5.25
	ASC Confidence:	Great Soil Group:	N/A
	Confidence level not specified
	Site Disturbance:
	Vegetation:
	Surface Coarse Fragments:
	Profile Morphology
	A1	0 - 0.19 m	Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2-Moist); ; Medium clay; Moderate grade of structure, 10-20 
	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; Firm consistence; Field 
	pH 6.5 (Raupach); Many, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Many, fine (1-2mm) roots; Abrupt, Smooth 
	change to - 
	A2	0.19 - 0.35 m	Greyish brown (10YR5/2-Moist); Light grey (10YR7/1-Dry); , 10YR44, 10-20% , 5-15mm, 
	Distinct; Medium clay; Moderate grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Subangular blocky; Rough-ped 
	fabric; Many (>5 per 100mm2) Fine (1-2mm) macropores, Few (<1 per 0.01m2) Medium (2-5mm)
	 macropores, Moist; Strong consistence; Field pH 7 (Raupach); Common, very fine (0-1mm) 
	roots; Common, fine (1-2mm) roots; Gradual, Smooth change to - 
	A2	0.19 - 0.35 m	Greyish brown (10YR5/2-Moist); Light grey (10YR7/1-Dry); , 10YR44, 10-20% , 5-15mm, 
	Distinct; Medium clay; Moderate grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Subangular blocky; Rough-ped 
	fabric; Many (>5 per 100mm2) Fine (1-2mm) 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; Gradual, Smooth change to - 
	B21	0.35 - 0.6 m	Dark greyish brown (10YR4/2-Moist); , 10YR44, 10-20% , 5-15mm, Faint; Medium heavy clay; 
	Strong grade of structure, 50-100 mm, Angular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Medium, (5 - 10) mm 
	crack; Few (<1 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) macropores, Moderately moist; Very firm 
	consistence; Many cutans, >50% of ped faces or walls coated; Field pH 7 (Raupach); Common,
	 very fine (0-1mm) roots; Common, fine (1-2mm) roots; Diffuse, Smooth change to - 
	B22	0.6 - 1.15 m	Dark yellowish brown (10YR4/4-Moist); , 10YR42, 10-20% , 5-15mm, Distinct; Medium clay; 
	Strong grade of structure, 20-50 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; Many cutans, >50% of ped faces or walls coated; Field pH 7 (Raupach); Few, 
	very fine (0-1mm) roots; Gradual, Smooth change to - 
	B3	1.15 - 1.5 m	Brown (10YR4/3-Moist); , 7.5YR46, 10-20% , 5-15mm, Distinct; Medium clay; Moderate grade of
	 structure, 20-50 mm, Polyhedral; Rough-ped fabric; Common (1-5 per 100mm2) Very fine 
	(0.075-1mm) macropores, Moderately moist; Many cutans, >50% of ped faces or walls coated; 
	Field pH 7 (Raupach); Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; 
	Morphological Notes

	Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	350	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (ACT)
	A1
	Observation Notes
	Ellengerah Soil Profile Class
	Site Notes

	Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	350	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	7A	0.044A	10.7E	6.2	0.8	0.3	18D
	0.3 - 0.35	7A	0.044A
	0.7 - 0.75	7.4A	0.069A	9.1E	5.7	0.6	0.3	15.7D
	1.3 - 1.35	6.7A	0.058A
	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	1.31	4.4A	6.7	38.3	50.5
	0.3 - 0.35	1.55
	0.7 - 0.75	1.64	20.6A	14.5	22.4	42.5
	1.3 - 1.35	1.67
	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	0.069A	0.3G	0.2D
	0.3 - 0.35	0.076A	0.23G	0.17D
	0.7 - 0.75	0.058A	0.2G	0.15D
	1.3 - 1.35	0.046A	0.17G	0.12D

	Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	350	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)