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GEOMORPHOLOGY REPORT - CRC LEME

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Site 16<br />

Same area as previous sample<br />

Coordinates<br />

0573642E 6224709N<br />

Location description<br />

Modern flood plain, inside of meander loop, with well developed scroll bars. Well developed River<br />

Red Gum open forest, trees somewhat smaller than on intermediate scroll bar sites. Limited ground<br />

cover apart from some sedges.<br />

Site description<br />

Youngest scroll bar swale, no leaf litter on ground, soil sandy micaceous silt. Contacts in pit parallel<br />

to surface. Soil profile more developed than to Site 15.<br />

Soil Profile<br />

Depth (cm) Munsell<br />

colour<br />

0-10 10YR 6/6 Loamy sand Sub-angular<br />

blocky<br />

Field Texture Structure Comments<br />

Darker organic layer (0-<br />

2 cm); fine and coarse<br />

roots present; lighter<br />

mottles present<br />

10-20 10YR 7/4 Loamy sand Weak Fine roots present; Clay<br />

layer slightly bleached<br />

(15-18 cm)<br />

20-30 10YR 6/4 Clayey sand Sub-angular<br />

blocky<br />

Coarse and fine roots<br />

present<br />

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