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| Station Number | |
| Profile Number | |
| Location | |
| Symbology | |
| Attribute Value | |
| Reports |
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| Marker | Rule type | Value 1 | Value 2 |
|---|
| Calcarosols | |
| Chromosols | |
| Dermosols | |
| Ferrosols | |
| Hydrosols | |
| Kandosols | |
| Kurosols | |
| Kurosols (Natric) | |
| Organosols | |
| Podosols | |
| Rudosols | |
| Rudosols (Alluvial) | |
| Sodosols | |
| Tenosols | |
| Vertosols | |
| Not Assessed | |
| Water |
| Acid peats (ACP) | |
| Alluvial soils— light sandy texture (Al) | |
| Alluvial soils— medium texture (Am) | |
| Alpine humus soils (AH) | |
| Black earths (BE) | |
| Brown earths (BRE) | |
| Brown podzolic soils (BP) | |
| Calcareous red earths (KRE) | |
| Calcareous sands (KS) | |
| Chernozems (CH) | |
| Chocolate soils (C) | |
| Desert loams (DL) | |
| Earthy sands (ES) | |
| Euchrozems (E) | |
| Gleyed podzolic soils (GP) | |
| Grey-brown podzolic soils (GBP) | |
| Grey, brown & red calcareous soils (GBK & RK) | |
| Grey, brown & red clays (GC, BC & RC) | |
| Grey, brown & red clays— good surface condition (GC, BC & RC) | |
| Humic gleys (HG) | |
| Humus podzols (HP) | |
| Kraznozems (K) | |
| Lateritic podzolic soils (LP) | |
| Lithosols (L) | |
| Neutral to alkaline peats (NP & ALP) | |
| Non-calcic brown soils (NKB) | |
| Peaty podzols (PP) | |
| Podzols (P) | |
| Prairie soils (PS) | |
| Red brown earths (RBE) | |
| Red earths— less fertile (REl) | |
| Red earths— more fertile (REm) | |
| Red podzolic soils— less fertile (RPl) | |
| Red podzolic soils— more fertile (RPm) | |
| Red & brown hardpan soils (RBH) | |
| Rendzinas (R) | |
| Siliceous sands (SS) | |
| Solodic soils (SC) | |
| Solodized solonetz (SDS) | |
| Solonchaks (SK) | |
| Solonized brown soils (SB) | |
| Soloths (SH) | |
| Terra rossa soils (TR) | |
| Weisenboden (W) | |
| Xanthozems (X) | |
| Yellow earth (YE) | |
| Yellow podzolic soils— less fertile (YPl) | |
| Yellow podzolic soils— more fertile (YPm) | |
| Water | |
| Not assessed |
| 1 | Very slight to negligible limitations | |
| 2 | Slight but significant limitations | |
| 3 | Moderate limitations | |
| 4 | Moderate to severe limitations | |
| 5 | Severe limitations | |
| 6 | Very severe limitations | |
| 7 | Extremely severe limitations | |
| 8 | Extreme limitations | |
| Not Assessed | ||
| Water |
| Metadata and download |
| Low | |
| Moderately Low | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderately High | |
| High |
| R1: High coherence, low sediment delivery | |
| R2: Low coherence, low sediment delivery | |
| R3: High coherence, high sediment delivery | |
| R4: Low coherence, high sediment delivery | |
| RO: Rocky outcrop | |
| U: Unmapped | |
| W: Water | |
| XX: Disturbed terrain |
| A | High infiltration | |
| B | Moderate infiltration | |
| C | Slow infiltration | |
| D | Very slow infiltration | |
| Not Assessed | ||
| Water |
| Metadata and download |
| Good | Fair | Low | Very Low |
| Hm: High probability, bottom sediments | |
| H0: High probability at/near ground surface | |
| H1: High probability <1 m below ground surface | |
| H2: High probability 1-3 m below ground surface | |
| H4: High probability >3 m below ground surface | |
| Lm: Low probability, bottom sediments | |
| L0: Low probability at/near ground surface | |
| L1: Low probability <1 m below ground surface | |
| L2: Low probability 1-3 m below ground surface | |
| L4: Low probability >3 m below ground surface | |
| N: No known occurrence | |
| NB: No known occurrence, beach | |
| X0: Disturbed terrain, elevation <1 m AHD | |
| X1: Disturbed terrain, elevation 1-2 m AHD | |
| X2: Disturbed terrain, elevation 2-4 m AHD | |
| X4: Disturbed terrain, elevation >4 m AHD |
| Aeolian | |
| Alluvial | |
| Beach | |
| Disturbed | |
| Disturbed/Estuarine | |
| Estuarine | |
| Lacustrine | |
| Swamp |
| 0–1 m AHD | |
| 1–2 m AHD | |
| 2-4 m AHD | |
| >4 m AHD | |
| N/A |
| Nature conservation | |
| Other protected areas | |
| Minimal use | |
| Grazing, native vegetation | |
| Production forestry | |
| Grazing, modified pasture | |
| Plantation forestry | |
| Dryland cropping | |
| Dryland horticulture | |
| Land in transition | |
| Irrigated pastures | |
| Irrigated cropping | |
| Irrigated horticulture | |
| Urban and intensive uses | |
| Intensive animal and plant production | |
| Rural residential and farm infrastructure | |
| Mining and waste | |
| Water |
| Conservation and natural environments | |
| Production from relatively natural environments | |
| Production from dryland agriculture and plantations | |
| Production from irrigated agriculture and plantations | |
| Intensive uses | |
| Water |
| Nature conservation | |
| Managed resource protection | |
| Other minimal use | |
| Grazing, native vegetation | |
| Production native forests | |
| Plantation forests | |
| Grazing, modified pastures | |
| Cropping | |
| Perennial horticulture | |
| Seasonal horticulture | |
| Land in transition | |
| Irrigated plantation forests | |
| Grazing, irrigated modified pastures | |
| Irrigated cropping | |
| Irrigated perennial horticulture | |
| Irrigated seasonal horticulture | |
| Irrigated land in transition | |
| Intensive horticulture | |
| Intensive animal production | |
| Manufacturing and industrial | |
| Urban residential | |
| Other residential and farm infrastructure | |
| Services | |
| Utilities | |
| Transport and communications | |
| Mining | |
| Waste treatment and disposal | |
| Lake | |
| Reservoir/dam | |
| River | |
| Channel/aqueduct | |
| Marsh/wetland | |
| Estuary/coastal waters |
| Nature conservation | |
| Other protected areas | |
| Minimal use | |
| Grazing, native vegetation | |
| Production forestry | |
| Grazing, modified pasture | |
| Plantation forestry | |
| Dryland cropping | |
| Dryland horticulture | |
| Land in transition | |
| Irrigated pastures | |
| Irrigated cropping | |
| Irrigated horticulture | |
| Urban and intensive uses | |
| Intensive animal and plant production | |
| Rural residential and farm infrastructure | |
| Mining and waste | |
| Water |
pH
| ≤4 | |
| >4 - 4.5 | |
| >4.5 - 5 | |
| >5 - 5.5 | |
| >5.5 - 6 | |
| >6 - 6.5 | |
| >6.5 - 7 | |
| >7 - 7.5 | |
| >7.5 - 8 | |
| >8 |
pH
| ≤4 | |
| >4 - 4.5 | |
| >4.5 - 5 | |
| >5 - 5.5 | |
| >5.5 - 6 | |
| >6 - 6.5 | |
| >6.5 - 7 | |
| >7 - 7.5 | |
| >7.5 - 8 | |
| >8 |
| Soil map coverages | |
| Soil landscapes (1:100 000 scale) | |
| Soil landscapes (1:250 000 scale) | |
| Soil and land resources | |
| Land systems | |
| Hydrogeological landscapes | |
| Acid sulphate soil risk mapping | |
| Combinations and overlaps | |
| Soil landscapes (1:100 000 scale) Soil and land resources | |
| Soil landscapes (1:100 000 scale) Hydrogeological landscapes | |
| Soil landscapes (1:100 000 scale) Acid sulphate soil risk mapping | |
| Soil landscapes (1:100 000 scale) Soil and land resources Hydrogeological landscapes | |
| Soil landscapes (1:100 000 scale) Soil and land resources Acid sulphate soil risk mapping | |
| Soil landscapes (1:250 000 scale) Soil and land resources | |
| Soil landscapes (1:250 000 scale) Soil and land resources Hydrogeological landscapes | |
| Soil landscapes (1:250 000 scale) Hydrogeological landscapes | |
| Soil landscapes (1:250 000 scale) Acid sulphate soil risk mapping | |
| Soil and land resources Land systems | |
| Soil and land resources Hydrogeological landscapes | |
| Soil and land resources Acid sulphate soil risk mapping | |
| Land systems Hydrogeological landscapes | |
| Soil landscape with report |
| Soil landscape with report |
| Acid Sulphate Soil Risk Mapping |
| Land system with report |
| Aeolian | |
| Dune | |
| Plain | |
| Sandplain | |
| Swale | |
| Swamp | |
| Interbarrier swamp | |
| Swamp | |
| Alluvial | |
| Levee | |
| Levee toe | |
| Splay | |
| Plain | |
| Sandplain | |
| Swale | |
| Backplain | |
| Swamp | |
| Backswamp | |
| Ox-bow | |
| Channel | |
| Lagoon | |
| Bottom sediments | |
| Beach | |
| Beach | |
| Disturbed | |
| Plain | |
| Not assessed | |
| Estuarine | |
| Levee | |
| Plain | |
| Sandplain | |
| Interbarrier swamp | |
| Swamp | |
| Backswamp | |
| Supratidal flat | |
| Intertidal flat | |
| Tidal creek | |
| Channel | |
| Bottom sediments | |
| Lacustrine | |
| Plain | |
| Swamp | |
| Bottom sediments | |
| Swamp | |
| Plain | |
| Swamp | |
| Bottom sediments | |
| Plain | |
| Swamp | |
| Bottom sediments | |
| <20 t/ha/yr | |
| 20 - <50 t/ha/yr | |
| 50 - <200 t/ha/yr | |
| 200 - <500 t/ha/yr | |
| 500 - <1000 t/ha/yr | |
| 1000 - <2000 t/ha/yr | |
| 2000 - <3000 t/ha/yr | |
| >=3000 t/ha/yr |
| <0.2 t/ha/yr | |
| 0.2 - <0.5 t/ha/yr | |
| 0.5 - <2 t/ha/yr | |
| 2 - <5 t/ha/yr | |
| 5 - <10 t/ha/yr | |
| 10 - <20 t/ha/yr | |
| 20 - <50 t/ha/yr | |
| >=50 t/ha/yr |
| <0.005 | |
| 0.01 - 0.02 | |
| 0.02 - 0.04 | |
| 0.04 - 0.06 | |
| >0.06 |
| <0.01 | |
| 0.01 - 0.02 | |
| 0.02 - 0.03 | |
| 0.03 - 0.04 | |
| 0.04 - 0.05 | |
| 0.05 - 0.06 | |
| 0.06 - 0.07 | |
| 0.07 - 0.08 | |
| >0.08 |
| <5 | |
| 5 - 10 | |
| 10 - 15 | |
| 15 - 20 | |
| 20 - 25 | |
| 25 - 30 | |
| 30 - 35 | |
| 35 - 40 | |
| 40 - 45 | |
| >45 |
| Hydrogeological landscape with report |
| Very high | |
| High | |
| Moderate | |
| Low | |
| Very low |
| High | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
| High | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
| High | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
| Very high | |
| High | |
| Moderate | |
| Low | |
| Very low |
| High | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
| High | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
| High | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
| Hydrogeological landscape with report |
| R1 | Stable | |
| R1(2) | Generally stable, but includes some sandy soils susceptible to sheet wash | |
| R1(3) | Generally stable, but includes some clayey subsoils susceptible to erosion | |
| R1(4) | Generally stable, but includes soil fragile, sodic subsoils that are highly susceptible to erosion | |
| R2(3) | Widespread sandy soils susceptible to sheet wash, with minor areas of clayey subsoils susceptible to erosion | |
| R3(1) | Clayey subsoils susceptible to erosion, but includes some stable areas | |
| R3(2) | Clayey subsoils susceptible to erosion, but includes some sandy soils susceptible to sheet wash | |
| R3 | Clayey subsoils susceptible to erosion | |
| R3(4) | Clayey subsoils susceptible to erosion, but includes some fragile, sodic subsoils that are highly susceptible to erosion | |
| R4(3) | Fragile, sodic subsoils that are highly susceptible to erosion, but includes some clayey subsoils susceptible to erosion | |
| Not Assessed | ||
| Water |
| Metadata and download |
| High | |
| Moderate to high | |
| Moderate | |
| Low | |
| Very low | |
| Not assessed | |
| Water |
| Metadata and download |
| Soil landscape with report |
| Hm: High probability, bottom sediments | |
| H0: High probability at/near ground surface | |
| H1: High probability <1 m below ground surface | |
| H2: High probability 1 - 3 m below ground surface | |
| H4: High probability >3 m below ground surface | |
| Lm: Low probability, bottom sediments | |
| L0: Low probability, at/near ground surface | |
| L1: Low probability, <1 m below ground surface | |
| L2: Low probability, 1 - 3 m below ground surface | |
| L4: Low probability, >3 m below ground surface | |
| N: No known occurrence | |
| NB: No known occurrence, beach | |
| X0: Disturbed terrain | |
| X1: Disturbed terrain | |
| X2: Disturbed terrain | |
| X4: Disturbed terrain |
| 1 | Extremely high capability land | |
| 2 | Very high capability land | |
| 3 | High capability land | |
| 4 | Moderate capability land | |
| 5 | Moderate-low capability land | |
| 6 | Low capability land | |
| 7 | Very low capability land | |
| 8 | Extremely low capability land | |
| Not Assessed | ||
| Water |
| Metadata and download |
| 1 | No limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 2 | Slight limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 3 | Moderate limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 4 | Moderate to high limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 5 | High limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 6 | Very high limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 7 | Severe limitation to most land uses | |
| 8 | Very severe limitation to virtually all land uses | |
| Not Assessed | ||
| Water |
| Metadata and download |
| 1 | No limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 2 | Slight limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 3 | Moderate limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 4 | Moderate to high limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 5 | High limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 6 | Very high limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 7 | Severe limitation to most land uses | |
| 8 | Very severe limitation to virtually all land uses | |
| Not Assessed | ||
| Water |
| Metadata and download |
| 1 | No limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 2 | Slight limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 3 | Moderate limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 4 | Moderate to high limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 5 | High limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 6 | Very high limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 7 | Severe limitation to most land uses | |
| 8 | Very severe limitation to virtually all land uses | |
| Not Assessed | ||
| Water |
| Metadata and download |
| 1 | No limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 2 | Slight limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 3 | Moderate limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 4 | Moderate to high limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 5 | High limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 6 | Very high limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 7 | Severe limitation to most land uses | |
| 8 | Very severe limitation to virtually all land uses | |
| Not Assessed | ||
| Water |
| Metadata and download |
| 1 | No limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 2 | Slight limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 3 | Moderate limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 4 | Moderate to high limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 5 | High limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 6 | Very high limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 7 | Severe limitation to most land uses | |
| 8 | Very severe limitation to virtually all land uses | |
| Not Assessed | ||
| Water |
| Metadata and download |
| 1 | No limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 2 | Slight limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 3 | Moderate limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 4 | Moderate to high limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 5 | High limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 6 | Very high limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 7 | Severe limitation to most land uses | |
| 8 | Very severe limitation to virtually all land uses | |
| Not Assessed | ||
| Water |
| Metadata and download |
| 1 | No limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 2 | Slight limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 3 | Moderate limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 4 | Moderate to high limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 5 | High limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 6 | Very high limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 7 | Severe limitation to most land uses | |
| 8 | Very severe limitation to virtually all land uses | |
| Not Assessed | ||
| Water |
| Metadata and download |
| 1 | No limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 2 | Slight limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 3 | Moderate limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 4 | Moderate to high limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 5 | High limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 6 | Very high limitation to high-impact land uses | |
| 7 | Severe limitation to most land uses | |
| 8 | Very severe limitation to virtually all land uses | |
| Not Assessed | ||
| Water |
| Metadata and download |
pH
| ≤4 | |
| >4 - 4.5 | |
| >4.5 - 5 | |
| >5 - 5.5 | |
| >5.5 - 6 | |
| >6 - 6.5 | |
| >6.5 - 7 | |
| >7 - 7.5 | |
| >7.5 - 8 | |
| >8 |
pH
| ≤4 | |
| >4 - 4.5 | |
| >4.5 - 5 | |
| >5 - 5.5 | |
| >5.5 - 6 | |
| >6 - 6.5 | |
| >6.5 - 7 | |
| >7 - 7.5 | |
| >7.5 - 8 | |
| >8 |
pH
| ≤4 | |
| >4 - 4.5 | |
| >4.5 - 5 | |
| >5 - 5.5 | |
| >5.5 - 6 | |
| >6 - 6.5 | |
| >6.5 - 7 | |
| >7 - 7.5 | |
| >7.5 - 8 | |
| >8 |
pH
| ≤4 | |
| >4 - 4.5 | |
| >4.5 - 5 | |
| >5 - 5.5 | |
| >5.5 - 6 | |
| >6 - 6.5 | |
| >6.5 - 7 | |
| >7 - 7.5 | |
| >7.5 - 8 | |
| >8 |
pH
| ≤4 | |
| >4 - 4.5 | |
| >4.5 - 5 | |
| >5 - 5.5 | |
| >5.5 - 6 | |
| >6 - 6.5 | |
| >6.5 - 7 | |
| >7 - 7.5 | |
| >7.5 - 8 | |
| >8 |
pH
| ≤4 | |
| >4 - 4.5 | |
| >4.5 - 5 | |
| >5 - 5.5 | |
| >5.5 - 6 | |
| >6 - 6.5 | |
| >6.5 - 7 | |
| >7 - 7.5 | |
| >7.5 - 8 | |
| >8 |
Mg/m3
| ≤1.1 | |
| >1.1 - 1.2 | |
| >1.2 - 1.3 | |
| >1.3 - 1.4 | |
| >1.4 - 1.5 | |
| >1.5 - 1.6 | |
| >1.6 - 1.7 | |
| >1.7 |
Mg/m3
| ≤1.1 | |
| >1.1 - 1.2 | |
| >1.2 - 1.3 | |
| >1.3 - 1.4 | |
| >1.4 - 1.5 | |
| >1.5 - 1.6 | |
| >1.6 - 1.7 | |
| >1.7 |
Mg/m3
| ≤1.1 | |
| >1.1 - 1.2 | |
| >1.2 - 1.3 | |
| >1.3 - 1.4 | |
| >1.4 - 1.5 | |
| >1.5 - 1.6 | |
| >1.6 - 1.7 | |
| >1.7 |
Mg/m3
| ≤1.1 | |
| >1.1 - 1.2 | |
| >1.2 - 1.3 | |
| >1.3 - 1.4 | |
| >1.4 - 1.5 | |
| >1.5 - 1.6 | |
| >1.6 - 1.7 | |
| >1.7 |
Mg/m3
| ≤1.1 | |
| >1.1 - 1.2 | |
| >1.2 - 1.3 | |
| >1.3 - 1.4 | |
| >1.4 - 1.5 | |
| >1.5 - 1.6 | |
| >1.6 - 1.7 | |
| >1.7 |
Mg/m3
| ≤1.1 | |
| >1.1 - 1.2 | |
| >1.2 - 1.3 | |
| >1.3 - 1.4 | |
| >1.4 - 1.5 | |
| >1.5 - 1.6 | |
| >1.6 - 1.7 | |
| >1.7 |
| Soil landscape with report |
Data and symbology from Geoscience Australia
(eCat id 74619)
Data and symbology adapted from Geological Survey of NSW.
| Dominant lithology | |
 |
Agglomerate, pyroclastic breccia, undifferentiated breccia |
 |
Andesite, basalt, dolerite, gabbro |
 |
Carbonate sediment, carbonate sedimentary rock |
 |
Conglomerate, diamictite |
 |
Dacite, phonolite, rhyolite |
 |
Dolomite |
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Felsic intrusive rock, intrusive igneous rock |
 |
Foid-bearing monzonite or syenite |
 |
Granite, granodiorite, monzodiorite, monzogabbro, monzonite, quartz monzonite, tonalite, trachyte |
|
Latite |
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Limestone, marble |
 |
Mafic extrusive rock |
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Pegmatite |
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Syenite, Trondhjemite |
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Tuff, lapili tuff |
| Feature type | |
 |
Boundary, position accurate |
 |
Boundary, position approximate |
 |
Boundary, position inferred |
 |
Fault, position accurate |
 |
Fault, position approximate |
 |
Fault, position inferred |
 |
Fault, interpreted, position accurate |
 |
Fault, interpreted, position approximate |
 |
Fault, interpreted, position inferred |
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Fracture zone |
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Marker bed |
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Narrow schist zone or fault |
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Schist zone boundary, position accurate |
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Schist zone boundary, position approximate |
 |
Schist zone boundary, position inferred |
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Shear zone |
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Shear zone, approximate |
 |
Shear zone, inferred |
