Murtho (Environmental Association 2.4.12)

A gently undulating calcrete plain with low discontinuous sand dunes and a grassland or open parkland cover, mainly grazed but with limited wheat cultivation.

The views are middleground panoramas.

Climate

Mean annual rainfall

250 mm

Mean annual evaporation

2450 mm

Landform parameters

Landscape description

LIMESTONE PLAINS

Relief class

Very low (6 to 30 m)

Maximum relief

10 m

Mean altitude

70 m

Grain

Coarse (640 to 1,280 m)

Drainage network

None

Location

Longitude

140.88° E

Latitude

34.08° S

Area

130 Km²

Groundwater resources and quality

Fractured rocks

None

Sedimentary rocks

Unsuitable for livestock (greater than 14,000 mg/L)

Shallow unconsolidated sediments

Unsuitable for livestock (greater than 14,000 mg/L)

Elevation profile