Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	532	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (ACT)
	Site Information
	Desc. By:	N.J. McKenzie	Locality:
	Date Desc.:	09/12/85	Elevation:	No Data
	Map Ref.:	Sheet No. : 8434   1:10000	Rainfall:	No Data
	Northing/Long.:	6480222 AMG zone: 55	Runoff:	Very slow
	Easting/Lat.:	580600  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:	Open depression (vale)	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:	TRANGIE 
	 N/A    	COWAL ALLUVIUM
	Principal Profile Form:	Dy3.12
	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 - 0.08 m	Dark brown (7.5YR3/3-Moist); ; Silty clay; Weak grade of structure, Platy; Earthy 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, Wet; Weak 
	consistence; Field pH 6.5 (Raupach); Many, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Many, fine (1-2mm) roots; 
	Many, medium (2-5mm) roots; Many, coarse (>5mm) roots; Clear, Irregular change to - 
	B1	0.08 - 0.43 m	Greyish brown (10YR5/2-Moist); ; Medium clay; Moderate grade of structure, Angular blocky; 
	Rough-ped fabric; Many (>5 per 100mm2) Very fine (0.075-1mm) macropores, Many (>5 per 
	100mm2) Fine (1-2mm) macropores, Common (1-5 per 0.01m2) Medium (2-5mm) macropores, 
	Wet; Weak consistence; Common (10 - 20 %), Ferruginous, Medium (2 -6 mm), Nodules; 
	Common (10 - 20 %), Ferruginous, Coarse (6 - 20 mm), Nodules; Field pH 7.5 (Raupach); 
	Common, very fine (0-1mm) roots; Common, fine (1-2mm) roots; Common, medium (2-5mm) 
	roots; Common, coarse (>5mm) roots; Gradual, Smooth change to - 
	2B1	0.43 - 0.7 m	Brown (7.5YR5/3-Moist); ; Medium clay; Moderate grade of structure, 10-20 mm, Polyhedral; 
	Smooth-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, 
	Wet; Firm consistence; Common cutans, 10-50% 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 
	2B2	0.7 - 1.35 m	Reddish brown (2.5YR4/4-Moist); , 7.5YR53, 10-20% , 5-15mm, Distinct; Medium clay; Moderate
	 grade of structure, 10-20 mm, Polyhedral; Smooth-ped fabric; Few (<1 per 100mm2) Very fine 
	(0.075-1mm) macropores, Few (<1 per 100mm2) Fine (1-2mm) macropores, Wet; Firm 
	consistence; Many cutans, >50% of ped faces or walls coated; Field pH 8 (Raupach); Few, 
	very fine (0-1mm) roots; 
	Morphological Notes
	A1	Hard to describe due to the wet profile.  The red subsoils are tricky; they seem to be 
	porous but are quite impermeable.
	Observation Notes
	Buckshot Soil Profile Class
	Site Notes

	Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	532	Observation ID:	1
	Agency Name:	CSIRO Division of Soils (ACT)

	Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	532	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	6.3A	0.037A	5.2E	1.3	0.9	0	7.4D
	0.3 - 0.35	7.2A	0.028A
	0.7 - 0.75	8.2A	0.046A	12.2E	3.9	0.7	0.2	17D
	1.3 - 1.35	8.3A	0.048A
	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	1.50	9.5A	34.8	30.4	25.3
	0.3 - 0.35	1.58
	0.7 - 0.75	1.62	9A	23.8	21.9	45.3
	1.3 - 1.35	1.56
	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	0.037A	0.2G	0.1D
	0.3 - 0.35	0.061A	0.2G	0.12D
	0.7 - 0.75	0.046A	0.2G	0.15D
	1.3 - 1.35	0.056A	0.2G	0.15D

	Project Name:	Soils of the Lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales
	Project Code:	Macquarie	Site ID:	532	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)