Darke Park (Environmental Association 4.3.8)

A prominent quartzite hogback ridge with long smooth footslopes. There is a mixture of open mallee scrub and low open forest on the ridge slopes, used for light grazing. The footslopes have a cultural grassland cover used for rotation cereal cultivation and livestock grazing.

Climate

Mean annual rainfall

400 mm

Mean annual evaporation

2100 mm

Landform parameters

Landscape description

RIDGES/RANGES

Relief class

Moderate (91 to 180 m)

Maximum relief

300 m

Mean altitude

350 m

Grain

Fine (160 to 320 m)

Drainage network

Common

Location

Longitude

136.18° E

Latitude

33.48° S

Area

80 Km²

Groundwater resources and quality

Fractured rocks

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

Sedimentary rocks

None

Shallow unconsolidated sediments

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

Elevation profile