Moorlands (Environmental Association 2.3.7)

An undulating plain on calcreted sands with outcrops of calcrete and isolated dunes. The cover is mainly grassland and locally open parkland. The land is used for grazing and cereal cultivation.

The views are mainly middleground panoramas with mallee remnants as local features.

Climate

Mean annual rainfall

375 mm

Mean annual evaporation

1850 mm

Landform parameters

Landscape description

LIMESTONE PLAINS

Relief class

Very low (6 to 30 m)

Maximum relief

15 m

Mean altitude

42 m

Grain

Coarse (640 to 1,280 m)

Drainage network

None

Location

Longitude

139.7° E

Latitude

35.32° S

Area

1450 Km²

Groundwater resources and quality

Fractured rocks

None

Sedimentary rocks

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

Shallow unconsolidated sediments

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

Elevation profile