Benagerie (Environmental Association 5.3.7)

location map showing Benagerie (Environmental Association 5.3.7)

A broad plain on and calcrete partly overlain by dunes, with occasional floodouts. The vegetative cover varies from low open woodland and low saltbush-bluebush shrubland on the plain, to tall shrubland and low woodland on the dunes, all used for extensive livestock grazing.

Climate
Mean annual rainfall
150-200 mm
Mean annual evaporation
2900-3200 mm
Landform parameters
Landscape description
SANDPLAIN WITH DUNES
Relief class
Very low (6 to 30 m)
Maximum relief
10 m
Mean altitude
80 m
Grain
Coarse (640 to 1,280 m)
Drainage network
Rare
Location
Longitude
140.45° E
Latitude
31.47° S
Area
5610 Km2
Groundwater resources and quality
Fractured rocks
None
Sedimentary rocks
Only for livestock (7,001 to 14,000 mg/L)
Shallow unconsolidated sediments
No Data/Unknown

Elevation profile Elevation Profile for the Benagerie (Environmental Association 5.3.7)