A Study of the Land in the Tyers River Catchment

"A Study of the Land in the Tyers River Catchment" was prepared by former Soil Conservation Authority (SCA) and published in 1975. The Tyers River Catchment is a small part of the extensive mountainous region in eastern Victoria, and it lies towards the southern boundary of the region in West Gippsland. There is a wide range in altitude, from 1550 m above sea level at the northern end of the catchment down to about 150 m at the southern end. The SCA carried out this survey to obtain basic information about features of the natural environment and their interactions. Six land-units were mapped and described to provide a basis for considering uses, potentials and management problems.

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Land Units

Baw Baw	Upper Tyers	Lower Tyers	Blairs Hill (sub-unit)	Tyers Junction (sub-unit)
Erica	Leslies Track	Coopers Turnoff

		Front page and Table of contents	Land Units in the Tyers River Catchment - map (PDF 357KB)	Land Units in the Tyers River Catchment - legend (PDF 63KB)
		Foreword
		Summary
		Introduction
	1	Climate
	2	Geology and Geomorphology
	3	Soils
	4	Native vegetation
	5	Land units (Refer to list above for individual land units)
	6	Land use
		Acknowledgements
		References
		Appendices Appendix 1A - Typical Profiles of the Soil Groups Appendix 1B - Analytical Data for individual Soil Profiles Appendix 1C - Measurements of the Waterholding Properties Appendix 2

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