This report presents findings from: (i) a 2220 ha soil, land and vegetation mapping investigation of NTP 3910, in the Deep Well area, south-east of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory; and (ii) a reconnaissance investigation to the immediate north. The reconnaissance investigation to the north of NTP 3910 was carried out following a review of the hydrogeology and potential for a prospective groundwater resource in the vicinity. No land resource mapping was undertaken during the reconnaissance survey.,
Notes
Made available by via Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT),
Table of contents
Executive Summary -- Acknowledgements -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 Objectives -- 1.3 Study Area -- 1.4 Climate -- 1.5 Surficial Geology -- 1.6 Groundwater -- 1.7 Surface Drainage -- 1.8 Topography -- 1.9 Previous land resource investigations -- 2. Methodology -- 2.1 Technical Standards, Guideline and Texts -- 2.2 Land Resource Mapping -- 2.2.1 Mapping Scale -- 2.2.2 Site Density -- 2.3 Field survey -- 2.3.1 Soil sampling and descriptions -- 2.3.2 Laboratory analysis of soils -- 2.3.3 Vegetation sampling and descriptions -- 2.3.4 Data storage and availability -- 3. Land Systems and General Land Capability -- 3.1 Landscapes -- 3.1.1 Land systems -- 3.1.2 General land capability -- 4. Soils -- 4.1 Soil Classes -- 4.2 Soil Concepts -- 4.2.1 Kandosols -- 4.2.2 Tenosols -- 4.2.3 Rudosols -- 4.2.4 Arenosols -- 5. Vegetation -- 5.1 Overview -- 5.2 Community Descriptions -- 5.2.1 Hummock Grasslands -- 5.2.2 Mulga Sparse Shrublands/Open Woodlands -- 5.2.3 Whitewood OpEn Woodland -- 5.2.4 Coolabah Woodland -- 5.2.5 Other Shrublands -- 6. References -- Appendix A Australian Soil Classification -- Appendix B Soil profile descriptions and analytical data for selected sites of DPW20 -- Appendix C Soil Laboratory Analysis – Methods & Interpretation -- Appendix D General land capability framework for the Northern Territory -- Appendix E Vegetation survey site species list -- Appendix F Vegetation species list of the Deep Well Area -- Appendix G Reconnaissance Investigation of ‘Water Resources’ study area,
Language
English,
Subject
Vegetation,
Environment,
Land resources,
Soil,
Elevation,
Publisher name
Northern Territory Government,
Place of publication
Palmerston (NT),
Edition
Edition 1,
Series
Technical Report 17/2025,
Format
vii, 63 pages : colour illustrations and maps ; 30 cm,