Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	526	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (ACT)
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	N.J. McKenzie	Locality:
	Date Desc.:	07/12/85	Elevation:	No Data
	Map Ref.:	Sheet No. : 8434   1:10000	Rainfall:	No Data
	Northing/Long.:	6478680 AMG zone: 55	Runoff:	Very slow
	Easting/Lat.:	579150  Datum: AGD66	Drainage:	Poorly 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:	Lower-slope	Relief:	No Data
	Elem. Type:	No Data	Slope Category:	No Data
	Slope:	 % 	Aspect:	No Data
	Surface Soil Condition (dry):	Cracking, Recently cultivated
	Erosion:
	Soil Classification
	Australian Soil Classification:	Mapping Unit:	OLD ALLUVIUM 
	 N/A    	BACKPLAIN
	Principal Profile Form:	Ug5.39
	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, 0.26-0.5m, Sparse. *Species includes - None Recorded
	Surface Coarse Fragments:
	Profile Morphology
	A1	0 - 0.2 m	Reddish brown (5YR4/4-Moist); ; Medium heavy clay; Moderate grade of structure, 10-20 mm, 
	Subangular blocky; Rough-ped fabric; Common (1-5 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) 
	macropores, Common (1-5 per 100mm2) Fine (1-2mm) macropores, Few (<1 per 0.01m2) 
	Medium (2-5mm) macropores, Moist; Weak consistence; Field pH 8 (Raupach); Many, very fine 
	(0-1mm) roots; Many, fine (1-2mm) roots; Gradual, Smooth change to - 
	A1	0 - 0.2 m	Reddish brown (5YR4/4-Moist); ; Medium heavy clay; Moderate grade of structure, 10-20 mm, 
	Subangular blocky; Rough-ped fabric; Common (1-5 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) 
	macropores, Common (1-5 per 100mm2) Fine (1-2mm) macropores, Few (<1 per 0.01m2) 
	Medium (2-5mm) macropores, Moist; Firm consistence; Field pH 8 (Raupach); Many, very fine 
	(0-1mm) roots; Many, fine (1-2mm) roots; Gradual, Smooth change to - 
	B21	0.2 - 0.65 m	Reddish brown (5YR4/4-Moist); ; Heavy clay; Strong grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Polyhedral; 
	Smooth-ped fabric; Medium, (5 - 10) mm crack; Common (1-5 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-
	1mm) macropores, Common (1-5 per 100mm2) Fine (1-2mm) macropores, Moist; Very firm 
	consistence; 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); Common, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Common, 
	fine (1-2mm) roots; Diffuse, Smooth change to - 
	B22	0.65 - 1.15 m	Reddish brown (5YR5/4-Moist); ; Heavy clay; Strong grade of structure, 50-100 mm, 
	Polyhedral; Smooth-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; Many cutans, >50% of ped faces or walls coated; Few (2 - 10 
	%), Calcareous, Coarse (6 - 20 mm), Nodules; Few (2 - 10 %), Calcareous, Coarse (6 - 20 mm),
	 Soft segregations; Field pH 9 (Raupach); Common, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Gradual, Irregular 
	change to - 
	B3	1.15 - 1.4 m	Reddish brown (5YR5/4-Moist); , 10YR63, 20-50% , 15-30mm, Distinct; Heavy clay; Moderate 
	grade of structure, 20-50 mm, Polyhedral; Rough-ped fabric; Few (<1 per 100mm2) Very fine 
	(0.075-1mm) macropores, Moderately moist; Very firm consistence; Many cutans, >50% of ped 
	faces or walls coated; Few (2 - 10 %), Calcareous, Medium (2 -6 mm), Nodules; Few (2 - 10 
	%), Gypseous, Medium (2 -6 mm), Crystals; Field pH 9 (Raupach); Few, very fine (0-1mm) 
	Morphological Notes
	A1	Cracking clay on boundary with the red ridge.

	Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	526	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (ACT)
	A1	Cracking clay on boundary with the red ridge.
	Observation Notes
	Buddah Soil Profile Class
	Site Notes

	Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	526	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	8.7A	0.145A	22.1E	6.9	2.1	0.3	31.4D
	0.3 - 0.35	8.9A	0.192A
	0.7 - 0.75	9.2A	0.376A	12.3E	14.6	0.9	4	31.8D
	1.3 - 1.35	8.3A	2.1A
	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	1.21	10.5A	22.7	11.8	55
	0.3 - 0.35	1.37
	0.7 - 0.75	1.35	9.7A	21.1	13.7	55.4
	1.3 - 1.35	1.36
	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	0.081A	0.3G	0.19D
	0.3 - 0.35	0.092A	0.27G	0.2D
	0.7 - 0.75	0.12A	0.33G	0.24D
	1.3 - 1.35	0.094A	0.29G	0.24D

	Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	526	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)