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Soil Survey Of Magenta Catchment - Taidia Road, Jerramungup, Henry Smolinski

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This report identifies the major soil types within the Lake Magenta Catchment and provides soil physical and chemical data relevant to catchment hydrology and land use. The catchment contains part of the Lake Magenta Nature Reserve and four adjoining farms that together have a total area of 9940 hectares. The head of the catchment is situated on a major drainage divide associated with the Fitzgerald and Gardiner River drainage systems. Runoff from the catchment converges into a first order stream of the Fitzgerald River. Vegetation is predominantly mallee shrubland with Proteacea shrubland and heath associated with valley floors and drainage …