Glendella (Environmental Association 4.6.16)

Coalescing alluvial fans, extending from low hills onto a narrow sandy plain with tidal flats on the coastal margin. There is a cultural grassland cover, with small areas of low shrubland on the plains and mallee on the fans. The fans and plains are used for rotation cereal cultivation and livestock grazing but the hills are used for livestock grazing only.

Climate

Mean annual rainfall

400 mm

Mean annual evaporation

2100-2200 mm

Landform parameters

Landscape description

ALLUVIAL FANS

Relief class

Negligible (less than 6 m)

Maximum relief

30 m

Mean altitude

15 m

Grain

Fine (160 to 320 m)

Drainage network

Frequent

Location

Longitude

138.08° E

Latitude

33.07° S

Area

490 Km²

Groundwater resources and quality

Fractured rocks

None

Sedimentary rocks

Limited suitability (1,000 to 3,000 mg/L)

Shallow unconsolidated sediments

Limited suitability (1,000 to 3,000 mg/L)

Elevation profile