White Elephant (Environmental Association 7.3.16)

location map showing White Elephant (Environmental Association 7.3.16)

An undulating plain overlain with sand sheets and dunes, with occasional silcrete-capped rises. There is a mixed cover of tall open shrubland, low woodland with a chenopod shrub understory and low chenopod shrubland. All are used for extensive livestock grazing.

Climate
Mean annual rainfall
175 mm
Mean annual evaporation
2800-3000 mm
Landform parameters
Landscape description
SANDPLAIN WITH DUNES
Relief class
Very low (6 to 30 m)
Maximum relief
15 m
Mean altitude
130 m
Grain
Fine (160 to 320 m)
Drainage network
None
Location
Longitude
136.33° E
Latitude
31.25° S
Area
2520 Km2
Groundwater resources and quality
Fractured rocks
Unsuitable for livestock (greater than 14,000 mg/L)
Sedimentary rocks
None
Shallow unconsolidated sediments
None

Elevation profile Elevation Profile for the White Elephant (Environmental Association 7.3.16)