Soil and Land Suitability Assessment for Irrigated Agriculture in the Ali Curung Area, Western Davenport District
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Title
Soil and Land Suitability Assessment for Irrigated Agriculture in the Ali Curung Area, Western Davenport District,
Creator
Burgess, J.,
McGrath, N.,
Andrews, K.,
Wright, A.,
Editor
Hill, J. V.,
Collection
E-Publications,
E-Books,
PublicationNT,
DENR Technical Report 16/2016,
Agricultural Land Suitability Series - Report 5,
Date
2016-11,
Location
Ali Curung Area,
Western Davenport District,
Description
This report describes the dominant landform, soils and vegetation of the Ali Curung Area, Western Davenport District, Northern Territory. The study area covers 382km2 and is located approximately 150km south of the Tennant Creek township via the Stuart Highway. The community of Ali Curung is 50km east of the Stuart Highway.
The primary purpose of the investigation was to map, describe and evaluate soil landscapes to inform future irrigation development in an area with identified potential for groundwater extraction. The soil and land suitability investigation was undertaken in 2016.,
Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).,
Table of contents
Report cover; Executive summary; Table of Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Previous land resource investigations; 3. Methodology; 4. Climate; 5. Geology; 6. Landscapes; 7. Land units; 8. Vegetation; 9. Land evaluation; 10. Land management; 11. References; Appendices.,
Language
English,
Subject
Soil surveys,
Soil survey,
Soil surveys -- Northern Territory -- Ali Curung,
Irrigated agriculture,
Ali Curung,
Land suitability,
Northern Territory,
Publisher name
Rangelands Division, Departmnet of Environment and Natural Resources,
Place of publication
Darwin (N.T.),
Series
DENR Technical Report 16/2016,
Agricultural Land Suitability Series - Report 5,
Format
x 200 pages; colour illustrations, tables, figures, maps; 30 cm.,
File type
application/pdf.,
ISBN
9781743501160,
Copyright owner
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