The pastoral land resources of Orange Creek Station N.T.
Details:
Title
The pastoral land resources of Orange Creek Station N.T.,
Creator
Torlach, Dave,
Issued by
Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory,
Collection
E-Publications,
PublicationNT,
E-Books,
96/1983,
Date
1983-09,
Location
Orange Creek,
Abstract
In the latter half of the 1970's concern was expressed about the severity of soil erosion which was occurring south of Alice Springs. It was proposed that an assessment of the erosion status of the middle sections of the Finke catchment be undertaken. This was to encompass portions of the Finke, Palmer and Hugh River systems thought to be suffering severe degradation at that time. However, subsequent reconnaissance traverses of the area revealed that accelerated erosion had been exaggerated to a large degree and, in many cases, confused with
geomorphic processes which have been occurring for several millennia. It was, therefore, concluded that a large scale erosion assessment would not serve a very useful purpose with regard to land management on specific pastoral enterprises.,
Notes
Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).,