Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	520	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (ACT)
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	N.J. McKenzie	Locality:
	Date Desc.:	04/12/85	Elevation:	No Data
	Map Ref.:	Sheet No. : 8434   1:10000	Rainfall:	No Data
	Northing/Long.:	6476760 AMG zone: 55	Runoff:	Slow
	Easting/Lat.:	578850  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, Surface crust
	Erosion:
	Soil Classification
	Australian Soil Classification:	Mapping Unit:	OLD ALLUVIUM 
	 N/A    	MEANDER PLAIN
	Principal Profile Form:	Ug5.38
	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 - Pinus species
	Surface Coarse Fragments:
	Profile Morphology
	A1	0 - 0.2 m	Dark reddish brown (5YR3/4-Moist); ; Weak 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 6.5 (Raupach); Many, 
	very fine (0-1mm) roots; Many, fine (1-2mm) roots; Many, medium (2-5mm) roots; Clear, Smooth 
	change to - 
	B21	0.2 - 0.55 m	Dark reddish brown (2.5YR3/4-Moist); ; Medium heavy clay; Strong grade of structure, 20-50 
	mm, Angular blocky; Smooth-ped fabric; Common (1-5 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) 
	macropores, Common (1-5 per 100mm2) Fine (1-2mm) macropores, Moist; Firm consistence; 
	Many cutans, >50% of ped faces or walls coated; Field pH 7.5 (Raupach); Common, very fine 
	(0-1mm) roots; Common, fine (1-2mm) roots; Common, medium (2-5mm) roots; Gradual, Irregular
	 change to - 
	B22	0.55 - 1.35 m	Dark reddish brown (2.5YR3/4-Moist); ; Medium heavy clay; Strong grade of structure, 10-20 
	mm, Polyhedral; Smooth-ped fabric; Few (<1 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) macropores, 
	Moderately moist; Firm consistence; Many cutans, >50% of ped faces or walls coated; Common
	 (10 - 20 %), Calcareous, Medium (2 -6 mm), Nodules; Common (10 - 20 %), Calcareous, Coarse
	 (6 - 20 mm), Soft segregations; Field pH 8.5 (Raupach); Few, very fine (0-1mm) roots; 
	Morphological Notes
	A1	An old red 'cracking clay' except for the hardsetting compacted A horizon.
	Observation Notes
	Mitchell Soil Profile Class, Moderately Drained Phase
	Site Notes

	Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	520	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	8.5A	0.097A	1.4E	0.8	0.6	0.2	3D
	0.3 - 0.35	6.3A	0.033A
	0.7 - 0.75	9A	0.781A	6E	10.1	0.5	4.7	21.3D
	1.3 - 1.35	9A	0.988A
	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	1.57	18.6A	44.9	16.1	20.5
	0.3 - 0.35	1.48
	0.7 - 0.75	1.48	12.4A	24.6	30.2	32.9
	1.3 - 1.35	1.59
	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	0.021A	0.14G	0.06D
	0.3 - 0.35	0.066A	0.28G	0.19D
	0.7 - 0.75	0.081A	0.29G	0.19D
	1.3 - 1.35	0.049A	0.2G	0.17D

	Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	520	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)