Land Resources of Auvergne Station
A supplement to the Land Resources of the Victoria River District
Napier, Diane; Edmeades, Bart; Lynch, Brian; McGregor, Robert; Northern Territory. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Hill, J.V.
E-Publications; E-Books; PublicationNT; Jul-18
2018-06-30
Auvergne Station; NT Portion 2676; Victoria River Downs; Victoria River District
This report for Auvergne Station is a supplement to Land Resources of the Victoria River District (2012) and completes the land resource assessment of the district which covers 24 properties and approximately 78 760 km² of pastoral land. Land unit mapping at 1:100 000 describes the landforms, soils and vegetation in the district.
Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT)
Table of contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Previous mapping; 3. Survey methodology and data collection; 4. Lithology; 5. Landform; 6. Soil; 7. Soil physical and chemical characteristics; 8. Vegetation; 9. Land evaluation; 10. Soil erosion; 11. Land unit descriptions; 12. References; Appendices 1 - 12.
English
Soils -- Northern Territory -- Auvergne Station; Land use -- Northern Territory -- Auvergne Station; Geology -- Northern Territory -- Auvergne Station; land resource assessment; land units; soil landscapes; vegetation communities
Northern Territory Government
Palmerston
Jul-18
204 pages ; colour photographs, maps, figures, tables ; 30 cm.
application/pdf
9781743501498
Attribution International 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)
Northern Territory Government
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http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/metadata/export_data?type=html&metadata_id=E3F20A909A8123ADE040CD9B21446CC0; http://hdl.handle.net/10070/245323 [Land resources of the Victoria River District]
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/300258
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/378762
Land Resources of Auvergne Station A supplement to the Land Resources of the Victoria River District 107 Plains Land Unit: 6h1A Lithology: Siltstone Sites: 1 Area: 111 km2 Landform General Description Level to gently undulating siltstone plains including some lower slopes; Melaleuca sericea low open woodland; shallow soils Slopes: 1% Parent Material: Sandstone Surface Gravel: 20 - 50% Rock Outcrop: 0% Drainage: Imperfectly drained Runoff: Slow Soil Most Common Soil: Brown Chromosols of sites: 1 Common Soil Characteristics Surface texture class: Sandy Subsoil texture class: Clayey Soil colour: Brown Surface soil gravels: 20 - 50% Subsoils gravels: 2 - < 10% Soil depth: 0.25 - < 0.5 m Field surface pH: 4.5 - 5.5 Field subsoil pH: 5.5 - 6.5 Other soils described: Vegetation Common vegetation community: of sites Pasture rating Av crown cover % Av height (m) Melaleuca sericea low open woodland 1 Poor 10 3 Other communities: Stratum Frequency of dominant species Frequency of other common species Upper stratum Melaleuca sericea 100% Cochlospermum fraseri 100% Mid stratum Ground stratum Triodia bitextura 100% Eriachne ciliata, Sorghum stipoideum, Eriachne obtusa 100% Land Evaluation Imperfectly drained Shallow soils Level to gentle slopes No rock outcrop High erosion risk: Soils have moderate levels of fine sand and silt. Sodic subsoils are likely. Low grazing pressure. Although these plains are relatively stable any disturbance including tracks, roads and fence lines will require erosion sediment control planning. The mid strata is often absent in these communities.