Isabella (Environmental Association 4.3.1)

location map showing Isabella (Environmental Association 4.3.1)

An undulating plain with widely spaced parallel dunes. The plains and most of the dunes have a cultural grassland cover used for rotation cereal cultivation and livestock grazing. Small areas of dunes remain under a cover of open mallee scrub on which there is extensive livestock grazing.

Climate
Mean annual rainfall
400 mm
Mean annual evaporation
1900 mm
Landform parameters
Landscape description
LIMESTONE PLAINS
Relief class
Negligible (less than 6 m)
Maximum relief
6 m
Mean altitude
90 m
Grain
Coarse (640 to 1,280 m)
Drainage network
None
Location
Longitude
135.92° E
Latitude
34.03° S
Area
320 Km2
Groundwater resources and quality
Fractured rocks
Unsuitable for livestock (greater than 14,000 mg/L)
Sedimentary rocks
None
Shallow unconsolidated sediments
Unsuitable for livestock (greater than 14,000 mg/L)

Elevation profile Elevation Profile for the Isabella (Environmental Association 4.3.1)