Bamboo Swamp (Environmental Association 7.4.5)

location map showing Bamboo Swamp (Environmental Association 7.4.5)

A sandplain and dunes, and pans with prominent gypsum dunes along their eastern margins. There is a mixed cover of low chenopod shrubland, low woodland and tall open shrubland with a chenopod understory, and tussock grassland. All are used for extensive livestock grazing.

Climate
Mean annual rainfall
150 mm
Mean annual evaporation
3400 mm
Landform parameters
Landscape description
SANDPLAIN WITH DUNES
Relief class
Negligible (less than 6 m)
Maximum relief
15 m
Mean altitude
140 m
Grain
Not applicable
Drainage network
Rare
Location
Longitude
136.25° E
Latitude
30° S
Area
1000 Km2
Groundwater resources and quality
Fractured rocks
None
Sedimentary rocks
Mainly for livestock (3,001 to 7,000 mg/L)
Shallow unconsolidated sediments
None

Elevation profile Elevation Profile for the Bamboo Swamp (Environmental Association 7.4.5)