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Survey Area - Region Location Map
Ma p production: 9/02/2021, C.Green, Geospa tia l S ervices. Dra wing Ref: DEPW S 2021033Depa rtm ent of Environm ent, Pa rks a nd W a ter S ecurity
0 20 40km
About this PDF mapPa ge 1 of this file is a n intera ctive PDF m a p best viewed on screenusing Adobe rea der. If using Adobe Rea der DC protected view,ena ble a ll fea tures to see the m a p la yers. - Open folders in the left na viga tion pa nel to view the m a p la yers - U sers m a y turn la yers ON or OFF - T urn off la yers a bove to view la yers tha t a re m a sked undernea th - T itles will a utom a tica lly turn on to m a tch the them a tic displa y - To print this m a p, use pa ge size A1 with no sca ling - Only print one them a tic displa y a t a tim e, so the titles do not m erge
Summary of land unit descriptionsFrom the left na viga tion pa nel, open the a tta chm ent: - Pa rt A Roper La nd U nit Descriptions. - T he file form a t is Microsoft Excel xlsx.
Soil and Land Assessment of the Southern Part of Flying Fox Station for Irrigated AgriculturePart A. Land Resources and General Land Capability
Part B. Digital Soil Mapping and Crop Specific Land Suitability
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security © Northern Territory Government
For further information, please contact:Director, Land Assessment BranchDepartment of Environment, Parks and Water Security (DEPWS)Level 3, Goyder Centre, 25 Chung Wah Terrace, PalmerstonNorthern Territory of Australia.Email: [email protected]: land-soil-vegetation-information
Bibliographic referencesAndrews K, Burgess J , McGra th N, W right A a nd W a lton S (2021)Agricultural Land Suitability Series, Report 14A.Soil and Land Assessment of the Southern Part of Flying Fox Station for Irrigated AgriculturePart A: Land Resources and General Land Capability.T echnica l Report 3/2021, Depa rtm ent of Environm ent, Pa rks a nd W a ter S ecurity.Northern T erritory Governm ent, Da rwin, NT.Andrews K, Burgess J a nd McGra th N (2021)Agricultural Land Suitability Series, Report 14B.Soil and Land Assessment of the Southern Part of Flying Fox Station for Irrigated AgriculturePart B: Digital Soil Mapping and Crop Specific Land SuitabilityT echnica l Report 4/2021, Depa rtm ent of Environm ent, Pa rks a nd W a ter S ecurity.Northern T erritory Governm ent, Da rwin, NT.W right A (2018).Vegetation Communities of the Southern Part of Flying Fox Station, Northern Territory.T echnica l Report 1/2018D, Depa rtm ent of Environm ent a nd Na tura l ResourcesNorthern T erritory Governm ent, Da rwin, NT.Technical referencesNa tiona l Com m ittee on S oil a nd T erra in (2009).Australian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook. Third Edition.CS IRO Publishing, Melbourne.Isbell, R.F. a nd the Na tiona l Com m ittee on S oil a nd Terra in (2016).The Australian Soil Classification. Second Edition.CS IRO Publishing, Melbourne.Executive S teering Com m ittee for Austra lia n Vegeta tion Inform a tion (ES CAVI) (2003).Australian Vegetation Attribute Manual: National Vegetation Information System, Version 6.Depa rtm ent of Environm ent a nd Herita ge, Ca nberra .
How to access land resource information for this surveyPart A. Land Resources and General Land CapabilityMeta da ta record conta ins web links to a ccess spa tia l da ta , technica l report a nd m a ps.Part B. Digital Soil Mapping and Crop Specific Land SuitabilityMeta da ta record conta ins web links to a ccess spa tia l da ta , technica l report a nd m a ps.La nd resource spa tia l da ta sets a nd other environm enta l inform a tion m a y be downloa ded viathe Geospa tia l Resourceswebpa ge.Open folderGeospa tia l da ta a nd inform a tion; then click S pa tia l da ta pa cka ge.View soil site da ta a nd descriptions in NRm a ps.nt.gov.a uDa ta la yer: La nd > La nd Resources > S oilsData sourceLa nd Resources: Ra ngela nds Division, Depa rtm ent of Environm ent, Pa rks a nd W a ter S ecurityCa da stre/Roa ds/Pla cena m es: Depa rtm ent of Infra structure, Pla nning a nd LogisticsDra ina ge: GeoFa bric, Com m onwea lth of Austra lia (Burea u of Meteorology) 2020Pa rks: Pa rks a nd W ildlife Com m ission NT.
PART B. LAND SUITABILITY ASSESSMENTLa nd suita bility outcom es a re ba sed on lim ita tion a ttribute m odels crea ted using digita lsoil m a pping (DS M) a nd a ssessed a ga inst the irriga ted a gricultura l la nd suita bility
fra m ework for the Roper River Region of the Northern T erritory.DS M la nd suita bility outcom es describe a gricultura l potentia l a nd likely developm ent
constra ints a cross the study a rea a t a sca le of 1:100, 000.Modelled outcom es were produced in pa ra llel with tra ditiona l la nd unit m a pping a nd a
genera l la nd ca pa bility a ssessm ent for com pa ra tive purposes.
LIMITATIONS OF USELa nd unit bounda ries were derived using sa tellite im a gery in a ssocia tion with a digita l eleva tion m odel,geologica l a nd topogra phic da ta . La ndform , soil a nd vegeta tion field a ssessm ents conform to na tiona l
sta nda rds a nd support m a pping a t a sca le of 1:100,000. T his m a pping is presented a t a sca le of 1:100,000.W hen a ssessing specific a rea s within the m a pping, it is recom m ended a site inspection be underta ken to
esta blish unm a pped va ria tion a nd confirm m a pping a ccura cy on the ground.Neither the la nd unit m a pping nor la nd ca pa bility or la nd suita bility a ssessm ents indica te, im ply or a scerta inthe likelihood of groundwa ter a va ila bility or the gra nting of a ppropria te wa ter extra ction licensing needed to
sa tisfy the irriga tion requirem ents of the potentia l a gricultura l developm ent options identified.
Part A. Land ResourcesMAP LEGENDField Sites (2018)
Deta iled field siteDeta iled field site a nd a na lytica l da ta orrepresenta tive a na lytica l siteCa tion a na lysis to determ ine soditicity
Extent of S tudy Area
La nd U nits
Landform ClassesPla tea uxS ideslopesLow HillsRisesLow RisesPla insAlluvia l Pla insDra ina ge S ystem sS wa m ps
Dominant Soil OrderChrom osolsDerm osolsKa ndosolsRudosolsTenosolsVertosols
Dominant Vegetation StructureLow open forestMid woodla ndLow woodla ndLow open woodla ndLow tussock gra ssla nd
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Bla ck num bered lines on the m a p a re 10 000 m etre interva ls of theMa p Grid of Austra lia (MGA), Z one 53 T ra nsverse Merca tor Projection.
Horizonta l Da tum : Geocentric Da tum of Austra lia (GDA94)
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Irrigated Crop Group Group No. Individual crops assessed
T ree crops 1 Monsoona l tropica l tree crops (0.5 m root zone) – Ma ngo, Coconut, Dra gonfruit, Ka ka du Plum , Ba m boo
2 T ropica l Citrus – Lim e, Lem on, Ma nda rin, Pom m elo, Lem ona de, Gra pefruit
Row crops 3 Cucurbits – W a term elon, Honeydew m elon, Rockm elon, Pum pkin, Cucum ber, Asia n m elons, Z ucchini, S qua sh
4 Fruiting vegeta ble crops – S ola na cea e (Ca psicum , Chilli, Eggpla nt, T om a to), Okra , S na ke bea n, Drum stick tree
5 Lea fy vegeta bles a nd herbs – Ka ngkong, Am a ra nth, Lettuce, Ca bba ge, Chinese ca bba ge, Ca uliflower, Brocolli, Ka le, Brussel sprouts, Bok Choy, Pa k Choy, Choy S um , S pring onions, Ba sil, Coria nder, Dill, Mint, S pea rm int, Chives, Orega no, Lem on gra ss
Root crops 6 Ca rrot, Onion, S weet pota to, S ha llots, Ginger, T urm eric, Ga la nga l, Y a m bea n, T a ro
Gra in a nd fibre crops 7a Cotton, gra ins (sorghum ) 7b Gra ins (m a ize, sweet corn, rice)
S m a ll seeded crops 8 Hem p, chia , quinoa , poppies Pulse crops 9 Mung bea n, soybea n, chickpea , na vy bea n, gua r Industria l crops 10 S uga r ca ne Ha y a nd fora ge 11 S ub-tropica l gra ss ha y/fora ge – Rhodes gra ss, pa nics,
fora ge sorghum 12 Legum e fora ge (W et sea son) – Blue pea , burgundy
bea n, Cowpea , la bla b, Ca va lca de, fora ge soybea n 13 Legum e ha y (Dry sea son) – Lucerne, vetch a nd clover
Forestry 14 S a nda lwood 15 Ma hoga ny, Eucalyptus spp., Acacia spp.
Rainfed Crop Group Group No. Individual crops assessed
Ha y a nd fora ge 16 S ub-tropica l gra ss ha y/fora ge (J a rra , S trickla nd, T ully, Ca va lca de, Fora ge S orghum )
Part B. Digital Soil Mapping and Crop Specific Land SuitabilityPOTENTIAL IRRIGATED AGRICULTURAL CROPS
Cla ss 1 Suitable land with negligible limitations Highly productive la nd requiring only sim ple m a na gem ent pra ctices to
m a inta in susta ina ble production. Cla ss 2 Suitable land with land minor limitations La nd with m inor lim ita tions tha t either constra in production or require
m ore tha n the sim ple m a na gem ent pra ctices of Cla ss 1 la nd to m a inta in susta ina ble production.
Cla ss 3 Suitable land with moderate limitations La nd with m odera te lim ita tions tha t further constra in production or
require m ore tha n the m a na gem ent pra ctices of Cla ss 2 la nd to m a inta in susta ina ble production.
Cla ss 4 Unsuitable land with severe limitations Currently unsuita ble la nd with severe lim ita tions tha t preclude successful
or susta ined use under existing conditions. Future cha nges in knowledge, econom ics or technology m a y a lter this.
Cla ss 5 Unsuitable land with extreme limitations La nd with extrem e lim ita tions tha t preclude a ny possibility of successful
or susta ined use, either now or in the future.
Part B. Digital Soil Mapping and Crop Specific Land SuitabilityLAND SUITABILITY CLASSES FOR IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE
Note: * denotes that the class is not present in this survey
Part A. General Land CapabilityLANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
SalinityCla ss 1. Non-sa lineCla ss 2. S lightly sa lineCla ss 3. Modera tely sa lineCla ss 4. Highly to extrem ely sa line *
FloodingCla ss 1. Never
Cla ss 4. Regula r to perm a nent
Cla ss 2. Extrem ely ra re *Cla ss 3. Ra re *
MicroreliefCla ss 1. None or neglibleCla ss 2. Minor or m odera teCla ss 3. S evereCla ss 4. Extrem e
Slope (Erosion Risk)Cla ss 1. LowCla ss 2. Modera teCla ss 3. HighCla ss 4. Very high
SodicityCla ss 1. Non-sodicCla ss 2. S odic
Cla ss 4. Extrem ely sodicCla ss 3. S trongly sodic *
Soil DepthCla ss 1. Deep to very deepCla ss 2. Modera tely deepCla ss 3. S ha llowCla ss 4. Very sha llow
Soil DrainageCla ss 1. W ell to ra pidCla ss 2. Modera tely wellCla ss 3. Im perfectCla ss 4. Poor to very poor
Surface RockCla ss 1. None or negligibleCla ss 2. Minor to m odera teCla ss 3. S evereCla ss 4. Extrem e
General Land Capability
Cla ss 4. La nd with extrem e constra ints
Cla ss 1. La nd with negligible constra ints *Cla ss 2. La nd with m inor or m odera te constra intsCla ss 3. La nd with severe constra ints *
Dominant Landform ClassesDominant Soil OrdersDominant Vegetation StructureLand evaluation assessment: Flooding ClassLand evaluation assessment: Microrelief ClassLand evaluation assessment: Salinity ClassLand evaluation assessment: Slope - Erosion Risk ClassLand evaluation assessment: Sodicity ClassLand evaluation assessment: Soil Depth ClassLand evaluation assessment: Drainage ClassLand evaluation assessment: Surface Rock ClassGeneral Land Capability ClassLand Suitability Classes for Tree CropsGroup 1 - Monsoonal tropical tree crops (0.5 m root zone)
Land Suitability Classes for Tree CropsGroup 2 - Tropical Citrus
Land Suitability Classes for Row CropsGroup 3 - Cucurbits
Land Suitability Classes for Row CropsGroup 4 - Fruiting vegetable crops
Land Suitability Classes for Row CropsGroup 5 - Leafy vegetables and herbs
Land Suitability ClassesGroup 6 - Root Crops
Land Suitability Classes for Grain and Fibre CropsGroup 7a - Cotton, grains (sorghum)
Land Suitability Classes for Grain and Fibre CropsGroup 7b - Grains (maize, sweet corn, rice)
Land Suitability ClassesGroup 8 - Small seeded crops
Land Suitability ClassesGroup 9 - Pulse crops
Land Suitability Classes for Industrial CropsGroup 10 - Sugar cane
Land Suitability Classes for Hay and Forage Crops (Irrigated)Group 11 - Sub-tropical grass hay/forage
Land Suitability Classes for Hay and Forage Crops (Irrigated)Group 12 - Legume forage (Wet season)
Land Suitability Classes for Hay and Forage Crops (Irrigated)Group 13 - Legume hay (Dry season)
Land Suitability Classes for Forestry CropsGroup 14 - Sandalwood
Land Suitability Classes for Forestry CropsGroup 15 - Mahogany, Eucalyptus spp., Acacia spp.
Land Suitability Classes for Hay and Forage Crops (Rainfed)Group 16 - Sub-tropical grass hay/forage