Wilcannia Cobar NynganGilgandra

DUBBO

Mudgee

OrangeBathurst

KATOOM BA

Forbes

West Wyalong

Yass

TumutWAGGA WAGGA

Narrandera

Albury

SYDNEY

WOLLONGONG

NowraGOULBURN

Narooma

CANBERRA

Cooma

EDEN

Tibooburra

NEWCASTLE

Singleton

Muswellbrook

Por t Macquar ie

Kempsey

Grafton

Coffs Harbour

Glen Innes

Ball inaCasino

Murwillumbah

Boggabilla

Moree

Inverel l

NarrabriArmidale

TamworthGunnedahCoonamble

WalgettBourke

Broken Hill

Hay

Denil iquin

SOUTH

PACIFIC

OCEAN

NEW ENGLAND - NORTH WEST

UPPER HUNTER

DATA CONFIDENCE

All n ecessary soil a nd la ndscap e da ta is available at areg io nal scale (1:1 00, 000) to und ertake t he a sse ssm entof LS C a nd d erived Soil Fertility m aps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Most so il a nd lan dscape data is available a t a ca tchme ntsca le (1 :250 ,000 ) t o un dertake the assessmen t of LSC and derive d So il Fertility m aps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Limited so il a nd lan dscape da ta is available at a reco nnaissan ce catchm ent sca le (1:10 0,00 0 & 1 :25 0,00 0)which limits th e qu ality of th e a sse ssm ent LSC and derive d So il Fertility m aps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ve ry limited soil a nd la ndscap e da ta is available at th est ate scale (1 :100 ,000 - 1:50 0,00 0) and the LSC an d derive d So il Fertility m aps sho uld b e use das a g uide o nly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

GoodFair

Low

Very Low

Sydney

THIS MAP PROVIDES A BROAD-SCALEREGIONAL ASSESSMENT AS TO THE DOMINANTINHERENT SOIL FERTILITY CLASS PRESENT INTHE MAPPED SOIL UNIT.THIS MAP IS NOT INTENDED TO BE USED FORSITE ASSESSMENT AT THE PROPERTY SCALE.

SOIL FERTILITYLow (1) Moderately low (2)Moderate (3)Moderately high (4)High (5)

The state of New S outh Wales, the Office of E nv ironm ent and Heritage (OEH), i ts employees, o fficers, agents or servants are not responsible for the res ul t o fany ac tions taken on the basis of the in form ation conta ined on this map or for any er ror s, omissions or inac cur acies contained on th is map. The state of New S outh Wales and i ts em ploy ees, offic ers , agents or servants expressly disclaim al l and any liabi lity and responsibi li ty to any pers on in r espect ofanything and of the consequenc es of anything done or om itted to be done by any suc h per son in rel iance, whether wholly or partia lly upon the in form ationcontained on th is m ap.Co pyrig ht: O ffi ce of Environm ent and Heri tage, De partm ent of P remie r and Cabinet 2013

Version 1.5, (v130205) 4th October 2013

This map was prepared by the Assessment Team within theEcosystem Management S cience Branch of the Scence Division, Office of Envi ronment and Heri tage.

0 25 50 75 10 0 12 5Kilom e tr e s

Inherent Fertility of Soils in NSWBased on Soil Type (Great Soil Group Classification)

Disturbed terr a in

RiversWater

Highway sStrategic r eg ional land use area(re leased 2012)