Tonebridge-Frankland area land resources survey

This report presents the results from soil and landform mapping at a scale of 1:100,000 in the Tonebridge-Frankland area of Western Australia. One map representing the Tonebridge (2229) and Frankland (2329) map sheet areas, covering approximately 511,000 hectares accompanies the report on a CD-ROM. The Tonebridge-Frankland survey area covers major parts of the Warren-Tone and Frankland-Gordon River catchments. It also covers the upper catchments of the Kent and Deep Rivers, a small part of the Blackwood River catchment in the north western corner, as well as the Lake Muir-Unicup sub-catchments. The Tonebridge-Frankland survey falls within the Manjimup, Katanning and Albany advisory districts for the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia. The land resource information has been collected to help improve the decisions made by planners, researchers and land managers. The information can be used from regional scale, to catchment scale to farm level. By improving knowledge of the land resources, more sustainable land uses can be developed within the Tonebridge-Frankland region. Sixteen soil-landscape systems were identified during the survey. These systems were further divided into subsystems. The accompanying CD-ROM provides details of the main soils, landforms, geology, land use and native vegetation for each system. Also within each subsystem, the proportion of unmapped units (land units) is also indicated. The report includes a summary of the main soils recognised within the area. The major land degradation hazards identified during the survey are also outlined. This assessment is designed to give a broad overview of the limitations of the soils in the area. For specific land capability assessment it is recommended that the Department of Agriculture’s dynamic Map Unit Database be consulted to get the most current assessments of land qualities and land capabilities for specific land uses. Information on land use history, geology and physiography, climate, native vegetation and previous soil surveys are included in the report. These sections provide additional background material about the land resources within the Tonebridge-Frankland survey

Corrigin area land resources survey

This land resource survey of the Corrigin area covers some 1.8 million hectares of the central wheatbelt over the shires of Beverley, Brookton, Bruce Rock, Corrigin, Cuballing, Cunderdin, Dumbleyung, Kellerberrin, Kondinin, Kulin, Lake Grace, Merredin, Narembeen, Narrogin, Pingelly, Quairading, Tammin, Wandering and Wickepin. The survey is part of a regional scale soil-landscape mapping program designed to deliver seamless soil information for the agricultural area of south western Australia. The information provided will assist planners, researchers and land managers make decisions affecting sustainable land use and is designed for use at regional and catchment scales. This report and accompanying CD-ROM summarizes primary and interpreted information on the soil-landscapes of the Corrigin area. The report outlines the main degradation issues and supplies background information on climate, native vegetation and geology. An important additional outcome of the survey is a new theory on soil formation that has wide-ranging ramifications for agriculture, soil science, botany and geomorphology. Thirty-six soil-landscape systems, together with their component sub-systems and phases were recognised, mapped and described during the survey. This information, together with unmapped soil types and land qualities, is provided in the CD-ROM. The CD also showcases the main soils, provides geo-referenced soil pit and auger descriptions, maps of soil-landscapes and maps of selected degradation hazards

Nyabing-Kukerin area land resources survey

This report presents the results from soil and landform mapping at a scale of 1:500,000 in the Kukerin, Lake Grace and Nyabing areas of Western Australia. This land resource information has been collected to help improve the decisions made by planners, researchers and land managers. The information can be used at the regional scale, catchment scale and farm level. By improving knowledge of our land resources, more sustainable land uses can be developed within the region. The soil-landscape map of the area covers approximately 515,000 hectares and is included on the accompanying interactive CD-ROM. The map extends from Lake Grace in the north-east through Nyabing to Gnowangerup in the south-west. It includes the towns of Kukerin and Ongerup. The western portion of the survey area falls within the Blackwood River catchment and the eastern portion within the Avon catchment. In the southern portion of the survey area, the Pallinup River drains to the south coast of Western Australia. The Nyabing-Kukerin survey area occurs in the Lake Grace, Narrogin and Katanning advisory districts of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia. Twelve soil-landscape systems have been identified and are represented on the soil-landscape map. Most of these systems have been divided further into subsystems. Descriptions of the main soils, landforms, geology land use and native vegetation of each system are provided on the accompanying CD-ROM. The proportions of main soils and land units occurring within each subsystem are also presented. More than eighty soils are identified in this report with detailed descriptions available on the accompanying CD-ROM. These descriptions include a representative soil profile with chemical and physical analyses where available. The main land management characteristics and the native vegetation are also listed for each soil. The report discusses the soil properties and land degradation hazards associated with each main soil. This gives a broad overview of the capability of the soils. More comprehensive ratings of land qualities, as well as specific land capability assessments and maps are included on the accompanying CD-ROM. Information on land use history, geology and physiography, climate, native vegetation and previous soil surveys are included in the report. These sections provide additional background material about the land resources within the survey area

Tonebridge-Frankland area land resources survey

This report presents the results from soil and landform mapping at a scale of 1:100,000 in the Tonebridge-Frankland area of Western Australia. One map representing the Tonebridge (2229) and Frankland (2329) map sheet areas, covering approximately 511,000 hectares accompanies the report on a CD-ROM. The Tonebridge-Frankland survey area covers major parts of the Warren-Tone and Frankland-Gordon River catchments. It also covers the upper catchments of the Kent and Deep Rivers, a small part of the Blackwood River catchment in the north western corner, as well as the Lake Muir-Unicup sub-catchments. The Tonebridge-Frankland survey falls within the Manjimup, Katanning and Albany advisory districts for the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia. The land resource information has been collected to help improve the decisions made by planners, researchers and land managers. The information can be used from regional scale, to catchment scale to farm level. By improving knowledge of the land resources, more sustainable land uses can be developed within the Tonebridge-Frankland region. Sixteen soil-landscape systems were identified during the survey. These systems were further divided into subsystems. The accompanying CD-ROM provides details of the main soils, landforms, geology, land use and native vegetation for each system. Also within each subsystem, the proportion of unmapped units (land units) is also indicated. The report includes a summary of the main soils recognised within the area. The major land degradation hazards identified during the survey are also outlined. This assessment is designed to give a broad overview of the limitations of the soils in the area. For specific land capability assessment it is recommended that the Department of Agriculture’s dynamic Map Unit Database be consulted to get the most current assessments of land qualities and land capabilities for specific land uses. Information on land use history, geology and physiography, climate, native vegetation and previous soil surveys are included in the report. These sections provide additional background material about the land resources within the Tonebridge-Frankland survey

Land resource capability assessment in the Alice Springs area

Made available by the Northern Territory Library via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).Date:2000-1

J. J. Faulks

Made available by the Northern Territory Library via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).Date:2001-01"Top End Waterways Project" January 2001" At head of title: Top End Waterways Project. "Natural Heritage Trust ; Lands Planning Environment ; National Landcare Program"