Publication Date
5-2015
Series Number
391
Abstract
This report identifies areas of Cockatoo Sands adjacent to the Ord River Irrigation Area (ORIA), Kununurra, with high potential for developing irrigated agriculture. It builds on a reconnaissance soil survey conducted in 2009 which identified significant areas of sandy and loamy soils in the Kununurra area that could be suitable for agriculture.
Number of Pages
114
Keywords
Cockatoo sand, Land capability, Soil profiles, Geology, Kununurra
Disciplines
Agriculture | Geology | Hydrology | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Soil Science | Water Resource Management
Recommended Citation
Smolinski, H, Pathan, S, Galloway, P, Kuswardiyanto, K, and Laycock, J. (2015), Cockatoo Sands in the Victoria Highway and Carlton Hill areas, East Kimberley: land capability assessment for developing irrigated agriculture. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia, Perth. Report 391.
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