GEOMORPHOLOGY REPORT - CRC LEME

GEOMORPHOLOGY REPORT - CRC LEME GEOMORPHOLOGY REPORT - CRC LEME

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Site 21 1 km east of Finnegans Bridge along Dedmans drive Coordinates 0577135E 6221589N 32 m Location description Oldest floodplain meander belt, abandoned channel to south. Low open woodland of Black Box with occasional Acacia trees, saltbush understorey and pigface groundcover. Local areas bare of vegetation – possible salt scalds Site description Slight surface rise, possible residual source bordering dune on north side of abandoned channel. Soil Profile Depth (cm) Munsell colour 0-10 10YR 4/3 Loamy sand Sub-angular blocky Field Texture Structure Comments 10-20 10YR 6/2 Clay loam Sub-angular blocky 10-30 10YR 6/2 Clay loam Sub-angular blocky Surface crust; extensive fine roots; some coarse roots present; loamy sand; sub-angular blocky structure Fine and coarse roots present Fine and coarse roots present 51

Site 22 2 km east of Finnegans bridge along Dedmans drive Coordinates 05771298E 6220569N 32 m Location description Oldest floodplain meander belt with low open woodland of black box with saltbush understorey and groundcover of ephemeral herbs and pigface. Microbiotic crust. Site description Oldest floodplain meander belt, moist at depth. Soil Profile Depth (cm) Munsell colour 0-10 2.5Y 5/2 Sandy loam Sub-angular blocky Field Texture Structure Comments 10-20 10YR 4/2 Clay loam Sub-angular blocky 20-30 10YR 3/2 Clay loam Sub-angular blocky Cryptogamic crust on surface; fine roots present Fine roots present Fine roots present 52

Site 21<br />

1 km east of Finnegans Bridge along Dedmans drive<br />

Coordinates<br />

0577135E 6221589N 32 m<br />

Location description<br />

Oldest floodplain meander belt, abandoned channel to south. Low open woodland of Black Box with<br />

occasional Acacia trees, saltbush understorey and pigface groundcover. Local areas bare of vegetation<br />

– possible salt scalds<br />

Site description<br />

Slight surface rise, possible residual source bordering dune on north side of abandoned channel.<br />

Soil Profile<br />

Depth (cm) Munsell<br />

colour<br />

0-10 10YR 4/3 Loamy sand Sub-angular<br />

blocky<br />

Field Texture Structure Comments<br />

10-20 10YR 6/2 Clay loam Sub-angular<br />

blocky<br />

10-30 10YR 6/2 Clay loam Sub-angular<br />

blocky<br />

Surface crust; extensive<br />

fine roots; some coarse<br />

roots present; loamy<br />

sand; sub-angular<br />

blocky structure<br />

Fine and coarse roots<br />

present<br />

Fine and coarse roots<br />

present<br />

51

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