Soil and Land Resources of Neutral Junction and Murray Downs, April 2022
Details:
Title
Soil and Land Resources of Neutral Junction and Murray Downs, April 2022,
Other title
Mapping the Future Project - Western Davenport Soil and Land Resources of Neutral Junction and Murray Downs,
Creator
Carnavas, Michael,
Issued by
Northern Territory. Department of Environment, Parks & Water Security. Rangelands Division,
Collection
E-Publications,
E-Books,
PublicationNT,
Technical Report 5/2022,
Mapping the future,
Date
2025-10-21,
Location
Neutral Junction,
Murray Downs,
Western Davenport,
Abstract
This report extends previous soil and land suitability mapping (Burgess et al, 2016) to cover a broader area of the Western Davenport Water Allocation Plan area. Although published at a broader scale of 1:100 000, this investigation has extended similar land resource mapping to cover the entirety of two pastoral leases. This project has reviewed existing soil and land resource information covering the two pastoral leases and re-mapped land units of the Neutral Junction and Murray Downs Stations using additional field data and 2020 Sentinel 2 satellite imagery, 30 m Digital Elevation Model and derivatives, and airborne radiometrics.,
Notes
Made available by via Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT),
Table of contents
Executive Summary -- Acknowledgements -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Units -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Mapping the Future Background -- 1.2 Project Background -- 1.3 Objectives -- 1.4 Study Area -- 1.5 Land Use -- 1.6 Climate -- 1.7 Previous Investigations -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Review of Legacy Land Resource Information and Quality Control -- 2.2 Desktop Land Unit Mapping -- 2.3 2020 Field Validation -- 2.4 Operational Standards -- 2.5 Field Site Observations -- 2.6 Cartographic Scale & Observation Density -- 2.7 Laboratory Analysis of Soil -- 2.8 General Land Capability Assessment -- 2.9 Outputs -- 2.10 Data Storage -- 2.11 Spatial Data and Map Products -- 3 Geology -- 3.1 Physiography -- 3.2 Drainage Network -- 3.3 Surficial Geology -- 4 Landscapes -- 4.1 Geologic Landscapes -- 4.2 Landforms -- 4.3 Land Unit Framework -- 5 Land Units -- 5.1 Land Unit Descriptions -- 6 Soils -- 6.1 Soil Morphology -- 7 Land Evaluation -- 7.1 General Land Capability -- 7.1.1 General land capability assessment outcomes -- 8 Management Considerations -- 9 References -- 9.1 Text References -- 9.2 Websites -- 9.3 Spatial Data Sources -- Appendix A. Soil Profile Descriptions & Laboratory Analytical Data -- Appendix B. Field Survey Methods -- Appendix C. Soil Laboratory Analysis – Methods & Interpretation -- Appendix D. General Land Capability Assessment Framework -- Appendix E. General Land Capability Outcomes with Key Constraints -- Appendix F. Plant Species Taxa Recorded within the Study Area,
Language
English,
Subject
Murray Downs,
Land Resources,
Western Davenport,
Soil,
Neutral Junction,
Publisher name
Northern Territory Government,
Place of publication
Palmerston (NT),
Edition
1,
Series
Technical Report 5/2022,
Mapping the future,
Format
xii, 155 pages ; colour maps and illustrations ; 30 cm,