Parlue (Environmental Association 8.2.20)

Dissected silcrete-capped tablelands. The cover is tall shrubland with a mixed low shrub-grass understory and low open woodland with an understory of grasses and forbs. It is used for extensive livestock grazing.

Climate

Mean annual rainfall

150 mm

Mean annual evaporation

4000 mm

Landform parameters

Landscape description

EROSIONAL PLAINS

Relief class

Low (31 to 90 m)

Maximum relief

60 m

Mean altitude

350 m

Grain

Medium (320 to 640 m)

Drainage network

Common

Location

Longitude

133.92° E

Latitude

26.25° S

Area

2390 Km²

Groundwater resources and quality

Fractured rocks

None

Sedimentary rocks

General suitability (less than 100 mg/L)

Shallow unconsolidated sediments

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

Elevation profile