Figure 40. Geological Map (WSP Design Report)
5.3. Soils
A general overview and description of soil types, properties and productivity for the surrounding area is
provided in this section. The soil types in the region have been obtained from the Australia Soil
Resource Information Systems (ASRIS). An extract of the ASRIS Level 4 250k to 2m soil mapping is
provided in Figure 41 and a summary of these soil types is provided in Table 31.
Table 31. Soil Type Summary
Soil Type
Soil Type Map Unit
Australian Soil Classification
Irving
CH
Chromosol
Gelobera
RU
Rudosol
Hillmore
RU
Rudosol
The soils in the region are not productive to support large scale agriculture or cropping as indicated by
the land suitability Class 4 unsuitable land with severe limitations assigned to the site. Land suitability
classification assesses the potential of land for a specific land use e.g. is the land suitable for furrow
irrigated cotton, dryland maize, trickle irrigated apples. The specific land use is assessed against a
range of limitations e.g. soil water availability, soil moisture, rockiness, slope, flooding.
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