Wallabyng (Environmental Association 7.4.3)

A gently undulating sandstone plain with broad low hills capped by silcrete. The cover of low chenopod shrubland and tall shrubland with a chenopod understory is used for extensive livestock grazing.

Climate

Mean annual rainfall

175 mm

Mean annual evaporation

3000 mm

Landform parameters

Landscape description

HILLS/MOUNTAINS

Relief class

Very low (6 to 30 m)

Maximum relief

30 m

Mean altitude

150 m

Grain

Coarse (640 to 1,280 m)

Drainage network

None

Location

Longitude

135.17° E

Latitude

30.83° S

Area

1000 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