Kybunga (Environmental Association 4.6.8)

Hills and footslopes, or irregular plains on sandstone, with a grassland cover. The footslopes and gentler hillslopes are used for rotation cereal cultivation and livestock grazing and the steeper hillslopes are used for livestock grazing only.

Climate

Mean annual rainfall

400-600 mm

Mean annual evaporation

1800-1900 mm

Landform parameters

Landscape description

HILLS/MOUNTAINS

Relief class

Very low (6 to 30 m)

Maximum relief

30 m

Mean altitude

200 m

Grain

Coarse (640 to 1,280 m)

Drainage network

Common

Location

Longitude

138.53° E

Latitude

33.97° S

Area

400 Km²

Groundwater resources and quality

Fractured rocks

Mainly for livestock (3,001 to 7,000 mg/L)

Sedimentary rocks

None

Shallow unconsolidated sediments

Only for livestock (7,001 to 14,000 mg/L)

Elevation profile