Officer (Environmental Association 8.1.5)

A gently sloping plain with limestone and silcrete gravel. There is a mixed cover of low woodland and low open woodland with an understory of grasses and forbs and tussock or hummock grasses.

Climate

Mean annual rainfall

200 mm

Mean annual evaporation

3600 mm

Landform parameters

Landscape description

ALLUVIAL PLAINS

Relief class

Negligible (less than 6 m)

Maximum relief

4 m

Mean altitude

700 m

Grain

Not applicable

Drainage network

Rare

Location

Longitude

138.27° E

Latitude

29.88° S

Area

2140 Km²

Groundwater resources and quality

Fractured rocks

None

Sedimentary rocks

None

Shallow unconsolidated sediments

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

Elevation profile