16 - Ormond
Soil Properties
| Parent material |
Water deposit (alluvium) from greywacke and/or sandstone |
| Characteristic site and soil features |
Higher part of flood plain between levee (soils 6) and lower flood plain (14), sandy loam layers overlying sands. Differs from 13 in having sandier topsoils |
| Associated soils not shown within map unit at map scale but separated out in more detailed maps. - Sample Location |
6, 14
J |
| Natural drainage and depth to gley and hence to water table after wet periods |
Moderate
60-90cm |
| Potential rooting depth, texture, and limiting layer |
>45cm sandy loam on sand |
| Available water capacity (AWC) |
50-75mm |
| Infiltration rate |
Moderate
|
| Permeability rate |
1if sandy loam >100cm - moderate
if sand at 45cm - rapid |
| Susceptibility of topsoil to pugging and compaction |
Moderate |
| Unfavourable soil characteristics |
Moderate AWC if sand at 45cm |
Soil Management
| Artificial drainage: drain spacing |
16 60-80m |
| Cultivation limitations |
Nil |
Irrigation:-
Recommended method
Dripper spacing for continuous wetted strip
Amount and frequency |
16 any
16 40cm if 4 l/hr drippers used
16 25-38mm |
Ormond (16) (photo J. Watt)