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Soils and Landforms of South-Western Victoria

Photo: John Maher and John Martin surveying south-west soils in the early 1980s.
John Maher and John Martin surveying
south-west soils in the early 1980s.


The Report: Soils and Landforms of South-Western Victoria was prepared by John Maher and John Martin and published by the former Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs in 1987 (Research Report Series No. 40). Within 2.4 million hectares this study recognised 237 different soils using a classification scheme that is outlined in the report. A description of each of the 267 map units delineated is also provided in the report. The investigation was restricted to a uniform soil and landform survey at the field scale of 1:100 000 over the entire area.

Please note, that the more recent study "A Land Resource Assessment of the Corangamite Region" by Robinson et al. (2003) provides the most recent overview of the soils and landforms in the Corangamite region. This study utilises the Maher and Martin (1987) report as well as remote sensing information and additional field work to develop an updated 1:100 000 scale soil/landform mapping coverage across the region.


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Image: Maher & Martin 1987 Soil and Landforms
Abstract (PDF 174kb)
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Generalised Soil Descriptions (PDF 1Mb)
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Map Unit Descriptions (PDF 110KB)
Acknowledgments (PDF 319kb)3.1 Major Group A (PDF 1.3Mb)Map Unit 1 - 30 (PDF 978KB)
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Introduction (PDF 475kb)3.2 Major Group B part a (PDF 664kb)Map unit 31 - 78 (PDF 1.5MB)
1.1 Background3.2 Major Group B part b (PDF 698kb)Map Unit 79 - 99 (PDF 900KB)
1.2 Scope3.3 Major Group C (PDF 1.9Mb)Map Unit 100 - 139 (PDF 1.6MB)
1.3 Presentation and Use3.4 Major Group D (PDF 1.5Mb)Map Unit 140 - 187 (PDF 1.8MB)
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Classification (PDF 781kb)3.5 Major Group E (PDF 307kb)Map Unit 188 - 220 (PDF 1.0MB)
2.1 Soils3.6 Major Group F (PDF 223kb)Map Unit 221 - 234 (PDF 661KB)
2.2 Landform3.7 Major Group G (PDF 68kb)Map Unit 235 - 267 (PDF 1.8MB)
2.3 Soil - Landforms3.8 Major Group H (PDF 248kb)Appendix 1 (PDF 234kb)
3.9 Major Group I (PDF 145kb)Appendix 2 (PDF 311kb)
3.10 Major Group J (PDF 66kb)Appendix 3 (PDF 746kb)
References (PDF 197kb)


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