Wirrabara (Environmental Association 3.3.18)

Low strike ridges and long footslopes on shale. There is a cover of cropland and open parkland with some woodland on the ridges used for rotation cereal cultivation and livestock grazing, with livestock grazing on the ridges.

Climate

Mean annual rainfall

450-550 mm

Mean annual evaporation

2000-2200 mm

Landform parameters

Landscape description

RIDGES/RANGES

Relief class

Low (31 to 90 m)

Maximum relief

60 m

Mean altitude

350 m

Grain

Coarse (640 to 1,280 m)

Drainage network

Rare

Location

Longitude

138.3° E

Latitude

33° S

Area

310 Km²

Groundwater resources and quality

Fractured rocks

Mainly for livestock (3,001 to 7,000 mg/L)

Sedimentary rocks

None

Shallow unconsolidated sediments

None

Elevation profile