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GEOMORPHOLOGY REPORT - CRC LEME

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Site 17<br />

Sample location as previous two sites<br />

Coordinates<br />

0573613E 6224767N<br />

Location description<br />

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

gum forest, with large trees. No understorey and ground covered with thick layer of dark, branch and<br />

leaf litter.<br />

Site description<br />

Crest of old scroll bar. Pit wall profile consists of 0-5 cm A horizon, 5-26 cm grey-yellow sand, 26-35<br />

cm orange-grey mottled clayey sand.<br />

Soil Profile<br />

Depth (cm) Munsell<br />

colour<br />

0-10 10YR 5/4 Sandy loam Sub-angular<br />

blocky<br />

Field Texture Structure Comments<br />

10-20 10YR 5/3 Clay loam Sub-angular<br />

blocky<br />

10-30 10YR 5/4 Clay loam Sub-angular<br />

blocky<br />

Darker organic layer to 5<br />

cm; extensive coarse<br />

roots; charcoal present;<br />

organic material<br />

incorporated<br />

Diffuse boundary at 10<br />

cm; mottles present;<br />

some coarse roots;<br />

extensive fine roots<br />

Mottles present; some<br />

coarse roots; extensive<br />

fine roots<br />

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