Hansen (Environmental Association 3.3.11)

Gentle footslopes forming extensive intramontane plains, with occasional narrow strike ridges on metasediments. There is a cover of cropland and open parkland used for rotation cereal cultivation and livestock grazing on the ridges.

Climate

Mean annual rainfall

300-650 mm

Mean annual evaporation

1850-2200 mm

Landform parameters

Landscape description

EROSIONAL PLAINS

Relief class

Very low (6 to 30 m)

Maximum relief

100 m

Mean altitude

500 m

Grain

Very coarse (Greater than 1,280 m)

Drainage network

Rare

Location

Longitude

138.83° E

Latitude

33.78° S

Area

1600 Km²

Groundwater resources and quality

Fractured rocks

Limited suitability (1,000 to 3,000 mg/L)

Sedimentary rocks

None

Shallow unconsolidated sediments

None

Elevation profile