Soil and Land Suitability Assessment for Irrigated Agriculture in the Larrimah Area, Sturt Plateau
Details:
Title
Soil and Land Suitability Assessment for Irrigated Agriculture in the Larrimah Area, Sturt Plateau,
Creator
Burgess, J.,
McGrath, N.,
Andrews, K.,
Wright, A.,
Editor
Hill, J. V.,
Issued by
Northern Territory. Department of Land Resource Management, Land Assessment Branch,
Collection
E-Publications,
E-Books,
PublicationNT,
DLRM Technical Report ; 19/2015,
Agricultural Land Suitability Series - Report 1,
Date
2015-08,
Location
Larrimah,
Sturt Plateau,
Description
This report describes the dominant landform, soils and vegetation of the Larrimah Area, Sturt Plateau, Northern Territory. The study area covers 427km2 and is located north-east of the Larrimah township. 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 during 2014-15.,
Notes
Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).,
Table of contents
Report Cover, Executive summary -- Table of Contents List of tables -- List of figures -- List of Appendices -- List of Acronyms -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Study Area -- 3. Previous land resource studies -- 4. Methodology -- 5. Climate -- 6. Geological landscape -- 7. Land unit framework -- 8. Land unit characterisation -- 9. Vegetation -- 10. Land suitability for irrigated agriculture -- 11. Inherent erosion potential and management -- 12. References -- Appendices.,
Technical Report (Low Resolution) -- Technical Report (High Resolution),
Language
English,
Subject
Land suitabililty,
irrigated agriculture,
Soil surveys,
Sturt Plateau (N.T.),
Soils,
Land capability for agriculture,
Irrigation,
Publisher name
Northern Territory Government,
Place of publication
Darwin,
Series
DLRM Technical Report ; 19/2015,
Agricultural Land Suitability Series - Report 1,