Yellabina (Environmental Association 7.5.2)

location map showing Yellabina (Environmental Association 7.5.2)

Plains with closely spaced easterly-trending dunes and occasional rock outcrops. The cover is open mallee scrub with a chenopod shrub or grass understory. Only a very small area of this association is used for extensive livestock grazing.

Climate
Mean annual rainfall
150-350 mm
Mean annual evaporation
2400-3200 mm
Landform parameters
Landscape description
CONTINENTAL DUNEFIELD
Relief class
Very low (6 to 30 m)
Maximum relief
10 m
Mean altitude
200 m
Grain
Fine (160 to 320 m)
Drainage network
None
Location
Longitude
133.42° E
Latitude
31° S
Area
43600 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 Yellabina (Environmental Association 7.5.2)