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Sarina Bruce Highway FFitzroyitzroy NNRMRM RRegionegion IInherentnherent SSoiloil EErodibilityrodibility Nebo PProducedroduced bbyy SSoiloil aandnd LLandand RResources,esources, Marlborough Sarina Road DDSITISITI

22° S 22° S Isaac River

Peak Downs Highway

Connors River

Dysart

Bruce Highway

Middlemount Clermont Marlborough

23° S 23° S Capella Fitzroy River Gregory Highway Yeppoon

Mackenzie River Rockhampton

Emerald

Blackwater Capricorn Highway Mount Morgan Bruce Highway

Lake Maraboon

Comet River Gladstone

Tannum Sands 24° S 24° S

Springsure Woorabinda Lake

Burnett Highway Awoonga

Lake Callide Biloela Rolleston Lake Dawson Highway Kroombit

Dawson Highway Moura

Carnarvon Highway Theodore

25° S 25° S

LEGEND

Arterial road Significant watercourse Fitzroy NRM Region boundary

INHERENT SOIL ERODIBILITY

Not assessed Moderately stable surface soils over rock Moderately stable surface soils over non-dispersive subsoils Taroom Moderately stable surface soils over weakly dispersive subsoils Non-cohesive surface soils over non-dispersive subsoils Dawson River Non-cohesive surface soils over rock Injune Leichhardt Highway Moderately stable surface soils over moderately dispersive subsoils Non-cohesive surface soils over weakly dispersive subsoils Clayey soils that erode and/or slake readily over rock 26° S Moderately stable surface soils over highly dispersive subsoils 26° S Non-cohesive surface soils over moderately dispersive subsoils Weakly dispersive clayey soils Wandoan Non-cohesive surface soils over highly dispersive subsoils Dispersive clayey soils Clayey surface soils that erode and/or slake over weakly dispersive subsoils Dispersive clayey surface soils over highly dispersive subsoils LOCALITY Clayey surface soils that erode and/or slake over moderately dispersive subsoils Clayey surface soils that erode and/or slake over highly dispersive subsoils Warrego Highway Weipa The Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation (DSITI) has mapped the inherent erodibility of soils across the Fitzroy NRM Region in a project funded by the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection’s (EHP) Reef Water Quality (RWQ) science program.

Inherent soil erodibility refers to the susceptibility of soils to detachment and transportation by erosive agents. It is a composite expression of those soil properties that affect the behavior of soil and is a function of the mechanical, chemical and physical characteristics of the soil. Soil erodibility is independent of the other factors influencing soil Cairns erosion, such as topography, land use, rainfall intensity and plant cover, but may be changed by management.

This project has developed spatial datasets that describe: Burketown • surface soil stability (A Horizon) Townsville • subsoil dispersibility (B Horizon) • and inherent soil erodibility 27° S Charters Mackay 27° S The dataset is reliable to a sub-catchment scale (1:250,000) and can be used to identify areas vulnerable to Mount Isa Towers erosion.

This map displays the overall inherent soil erodibility. It is for display purposes only. To effectively assess what Rockhampton areas are vulnerable to erosion, the dataset should be combined with other topographic, land use and climate Longreach datasets and local knowledge using a geographic information system. Data can be downloaded through the Open KILOMETRES Bundaberg Data portal. The data is available as 90m GeoTIFF rasters for use in GIS and can be freely downloaded from 0 50 100 150 www.data.qld.gov.au and www.qspatial.qld.gov.au. A simplified version of this dataset is used in the FORAGE Birdsville Erodible Soils report available on The Long Paddock website www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/forage/. Datum: GDA94. Projection: Transverse Mercator with central meridian 149° east SURVEY by P.R. Zund and L.D. Finn, Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation, Charleville Ecosciences Precinct, Dutton Park. BRISBANE

Acknowledgement DSITI acknowledges the funding and assistance from the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, Reef Water Quality science program, a program of the Reef Water Quality Protection Plan.

CM193 3 May 2017 147° E 148° E 149° E 150° E 151° E