Canopus (Environmental Association 5.1.3)

A gently undulating calcreted plain with widespread easterly trending sand dunes and occasional claypans. Vegetative cover varies from mallee open scrub on the dunes and plains to low open bluebush shrubland on the pans. This association is used for extensive livestock grazing.

Climate

Mean annual rainfall

200 mm

Mean annual evaporation

2200-2700 mm

Landform parameters

Landscape description

CONTINENTAL DUNEFIELD

Relief class

Very low (6 to 30 m)

Maximum relief

15 m

Mean altitude

70 m

Grain

Medium (320 to 640 m)

Drainage network

None

Location

Longitude

140.67° E

Latitude

33.5° S

Area

7490 Km²

Groundwater resources and quality

Fractured rocks

None

Sedimentary rocks

Only for livestock (7,001 to 14,000 mg/L)

Shallow unconsolidated sediments

Unsuitable for livestock (greater than 14,000 mg/L)

Elevation profile