Bookabie (Environmental Association 4.3.26)

location map showing Bookabie (Environmental Association 4.3.26)

An undulating plain and low hills on calcarenite, bounded on the coastline by active dunes and lagoons or low cliffs. This association has a cover of grassland and open parkland used for rotation cereal cropping and livestock grazing, with some remnants of open mallee woodland used for extensive livestock grazing.

Climate
Mean annual rainfall
300 mm
Mean annual evaporation
2400 mm
Landform parameters
Landscape description
LIMESTONE PLAINS
Relief class
Very low (6 to 30 m)
Maximum relief
20 m
Mean altitude
30 m
Grain
Not applicable
Drainage network
None
Location
Longitude
132.53° E
Latitude
31.9° S
Area
1400 Km2
Groundwater resources and quality
Fractured rocks
Unsuitable for livestock (greater than 14,000 mg/L)
Sedimentary rocks
None
Shallow unconsolidated sediments
Unsuitable for livestock (greater than 14,000 mg/L)

Elevation profile Elevation Profile for the Bookabie (Environmental Association 4.3.26)