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Copyright Department of Primary Industries, Water & Environment, Tasmania. 2003
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MAP USERS NOTE: The map identifies the dominant soil found within each UMA. Subdominant soils in each UMA are recorded in the appendix of the accompanying report. For further information regarding this map, refer to the accompanying report:
Moreton R. 2003, Land Degradation and Salinity Risk Investigations in the Waterhouse District, North East Tasmania. Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Tasmania.
SCALE: 1: 25,000 GIS & MAP PRODUCTION: S. Lynch and M. Brown
PROJECTION: Universal Transverse Mercator HORIZONTAL DATUM: Australian Geodetic Datum 1966 VERTICAL DATUM: Australian Height Datum (Tas) GRID: Zone 55 (Australian Map Grid), Australian National Spheroid.
CODE SOIL NAME CONCEPT
Soils of the shoreline, headland and estuary
E Estuarine Weakly structured sandy deposit with sandy loam to loam topsoils surface horizons overlying bands of heavier textured B sediments that display a mottled appearance with a gley horizon at depth. Developed from Quaternary alluvium.
Skd Skeletal soils on dolerite Weakly structured, shallow windblown sands, overlying a shallow poorly developed soil overlying bedrock. Leached A2 horizons are prominent if present.
D Calcareous sand dunes Calcareous windblown sands with negligible to no soil development evident, formed from recent Quaternary aeolian sand.
Sw Swanage sand Very weakly structured deep uniform sandy soil with leached subsoils, developed from calcareous sand. Shallow A horizons overlying pale, leached horizons. Developed from Quaternary wind blown sand.
Soils of the ephemeral lagoons, floodplain and drainage areas
Am Miscellaneous alluvial soils Weakly structured, uniform silty loam to sandy loam soils overlying gleyed clayey B horizons composed of a variety of sediments ranging from clay through to gravels.
W Waterhouse peat Organic accumulation forming a forming a shallow sapric peat ranging in depth from 46cm to no deeper than 90cm, overlying sand and gravelly clay. Developed from recent Quaternary alluvium.
Ty5 Type 5 Organic accumulation forming a forming a shallow (<45cm) sapric peat, overlying sand and gravelly clay. Developed from recent Quaternary alluvium.
Wm Whitemarsh complex A range of heavier textured duplex soils with weakly structured, sandy loam topsoils overlying bright yellow to brown, mottled, sodic clay subsoils encountered at various depths. Developed from Quaternary alluvium.
Wm6 Whitemarsh complex type 6 As for Whitemarsh complex, but has distinctive silty, sapric topsoil textures, found in close proximity to paperbark swamps.
CODE SOIL NAME CONCEPT
Soils of the low sand plain
T Tomahawk sand Weakly structured uniform sandy soils with sandy loam surface horizons overlying shallow, paler, leached A2 horizons. B horizons display weak-moderately cemented iron and organic pans beginning above 75cm. Developed from Quaternary alluvium.
Ty4 Type 4 Weakly structured uniform sandy soils with sandy loam surface horizons overlying paler A2 horizons. B horizons are moist to very wet and vary in colour depending upon their drainage status. Developed from Quaternary alluvium.
Td Tomahawk sand deep phase Weakly structured uniform sandy soils with sandy loam to sandy surface horizons overlying moderately bleached A2 horizons. B horizons display weak to moderately cemented iron and organic pans below 75cm. Developed from Quaternary alluvium.
Soils of the higher sand plain
Tps+Wm Thorpe sand shallow phase
& Whitemarsh complex An intricate combination of Thorpe sand shallow phase and Whitemarsh complex soil
Tp Thorpe sand Weakly structured uniform sandy soils with sandy loam to loamy sand surface horizons overlying moderately bleached, deep fine sandy A2 horizons. B horizon displays weak-moderately cemented iron and organic pans below 75cm. Developed from Quaternary alluvium.
Tps Thorpe sand shallow phase Weakly structured uniform sandy soils with sandy loam to peaty sand loam surface horizons overlying moderately bleached, shallow, fine sandy A2 horizons. B horizons display moderately cemented iron and organic pans occurring above 75cm. Developed from Quaternary alluvium.
Wm7 Whitemarsh complex type 7 As for Whitemarsh complex but with distinctive grittiness throughout the profile.
CODE SOIL NAME CONCEPT
Soils of the inland dunes, sand ridges and sandy banks
F Flagstaff sand Weakly structured, uniform sandy soils with loamy sand to sandy loam surface horizons overlying paler, leached A2 horizons of variable depth. Distinctive browny yellow Bhs horizons also display weak to moderate cementation by iron and organic compounds. Developed from Quaternary aeolian sand.
Fd Flagstaff sand-dune phase Weakly structured, uniform sandy soils with loamy sand to sandy loam surface horizons overlying paler, leached A2 horizons of some depth. Distinctive browny yellow Bhs horizons also display weak to moderate cementation by iron and aluminium compounds. Developed from Quaternary aeolian sands.
Bg Badger sand Weakly structured, uniform sandy soils with loamy sand to sandy loam surface horizons overlying paler, leached A2 horizons of variable depth. Distinctive domed B horizons also display weak-moderately cementation by iron and aluminium compounds. Developed from Quaternary alluvium.
Soils of the low granite hills, foothills and tors
Th Tobacco Hill Association A group of highly variable duplex alluvial/colluvial soils with gritty fine sandy loam topsoils often covered by recent windblown sand. Gritty, fine, sandy A2 horizons of varying depths, overlying coarse gritty, mottled light medium clay subsoils. Developed from granitic sediments.
Skg Skeletal soils on granite Weakly structured, shallow windblown sands, overlying bedrock. Bleached A2 horizons are sometimes present.
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