Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	431	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (ACT)
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	N.J. McKenzie	Locality:
	Date Desc.:	20/10/85	Elevation:	No Data
	Map Ref.:	Sheet No. : 8533   1:10000	Rainfall:	No Data
	Northing/Long.:	6456175 AMG zone: 55	Runoff:	Slow
	Easting/Lat.:	605775  Datum: AGD66	Drainage:	Imperfectly 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:
	Soil Classification
	Australian Soil Classification:	Mapping Unit:	TRANGIE 
	 N/A    	COWAL ALLUVIUM
	Principal Profile Form:	Dr2.22
	ASC Confidence:	Great Soil Group:	N/A
	Confidence level not specified
	Site Disturbance:	Extensive clearing, for example poisoning, ringbarking
	Vegetation:
	Tall Strata - Tree, 12.01-20m, Sparse. *Species includes - Eucalyptus populnea
	Surface Coarse Fragments:
	Profile Morphology
	A1	0 - 0.12 m	Dark brown (7.5YR3/4-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, Few (<1 per 0.01m2) Medium (2-5mm) macropores, 
	Moist; Firm consistence; Field pH 6.5 (Raupach); Many, fine (1-2mm) roots; Many, medium (2-
	5mm) roots; Clear, Smooth change to - 
	A2	0.12 - 0.29 m	Brown (7.5YR5/4-Moist); Very pale brown (10YR7/4-Dry); ; Clay loam; Moderate grade of 
	structure, Lenticular; Rough-ped fabric; Many (>5 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) 
	macropores, Many (>5 per 100mm2) Fine (1-2mm) macropores, Few (<1 per 0.01m2) Medium 
	(2-5mm) macropores, Moderately moist; Firm consistence; Field pH 7 (Raupach); Common, very 
	fine (0-1mm) roots; Common, fine (1-2mm) roots; Common, medium (2-5mm) roots; Common, 
	coarse (>5mm) roots; Abrupt, Smooth change to - 
	B21	0.29 - 0.68 m	Yellowish red (5YR4/5-Moist); ; Medium heavy clay; Strong grade of structure, 50-100 mm, 
	Angular blocky; Rough-ped fabric; Fine, (0 - 5) mm crack; Common (1-5 per 100mm2) Very fine 
	(0.075-1mm) macropores, Common (1-5 per 100mm2) Fine (1-2mm) macropores, Moderately 
	moist; Very firm consistence; Common cutans, 10-50% of ped faces or walls coated; Field pH 7
	 (Raupach); Common, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Common, fine (1-2mm) roots; Common, medium 
	(2-5mm) roots; Gradual, Smooth change to - 
	B22	0.68 - 1.35 m	Reddish brown (5YR4/4-Moist); ; Medium heavy clay; Moderate grade of structure, 10-20 mm, 
	Angular blocky; Rough-ped fabric; Common (1-5 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) 
	macropores, Common (1-5 per 100mm2) Fine (1-2mm) macropores, Moderately moist; Firm 
	consistence; Few (2 - 10 %), Calcareous, Medium (2 -6 mm), Nodules; Field pH 8 (Raupach); 
	Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Few, fine (1-2mm) roots; 
	Morphological Notes
	Observation Notes
	Wilga Soil Profile Class, Calcic Phase
	Site Notes

	Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	431	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	0.056A	3.8E	1.4	0.5	0.1	5.8D
	0.3 - 0.35	6.7A	0.074A
	0.7 - 0.75	7.5A	0.101A	9.6E	8.4	0.5	0.5	19D
	1.3 - 1.35	8.3A	0.149A
	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	1.55	14.9A	32.1	30.6	22.4
	0.3 - 0.35	1.55
	0.7 - 0.75	1.52	13.4A	23.6	19.7	43.4
	1.3 - 1.35	1.63
	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	0.019A	0.17G	0.09D
	0.3 - 0.35	0.064A	0.22G	0.15D
	0.7 - 0.75	0.067A	0.23G	0.15D
	1.3 - 1.35	0.054A	0.2G	0.15D

	Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	431	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)