Bumbunga (Environmental Association 4.6.10)

A low-lying tract with salt lakes and occasional dunes. The plains and dunes have a grassland cover used for rotation cereal cultivation and livestock grazing. The margins of the lakes support a low shrubland used for livestock grazing.

Climate

Mean annual rainfall

350-450 mm

Mean annual evaporation

1800-2000 mm

Landform parameters

Landscape description

ALLUVIAL PLAINS

Relief class

Very low (6 to 30 m)

Maximum relief

20 m

Mean altitude

130 m

Grain

Very coarse (Greater than 1,280 m)

Drainage network

Rare

Location

Longitude

138.23° E

Latitude

33.75° S

Area

175 Km²

Groundwater resources and quality

Fractured rocks

None

Sedimentary rocks

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

Shallow unconsolidated sediments

None

Elevation profile