Merninnie (Environmental Association 8.4.3)

A gently undulating stony plain with low silcrete-capped ridges. There is a cover of tall open mulga with an understory of chenopods, used for extensive livestock grazing.

Climate

Mean annual rainfall

150 mm

Mean annual evaporation

3800 mm

Landform parameters

Landscape description

DURICRUSTED PLAINS

Relief class

Very low (6 to 30 m)

Maximum relief

50 m

Mean altitude

130 m

Grain

Very coarse (Greater than 1,280 m)

Drainage network

Rare

Location

Longitude

140.83° E

Latitude

27.5° S

Area

2090 Km²

Groundwater resources and quality

Fractured rocks

None

Sedimentary rocks

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

Shallow unconsolidated sediments

No Data/Unknown

Elevation profile