River Flats

Tocal landscape transect, highlighting the river flats

Representative paddocks

Windmill, Dairy, Crop at Bona Vista

Geology and soils

Alluvium (sand, silt, and clay), deep fertile grey- brown alluvial loam and light clay soils, well drained. View a soil profile from Windmill paddock.

Land capability - slope in degrees, hazards, rural land capability classes

Very gentle slope 0 - 4 degrees, class II (definition of land capability classes).

Vegetation - native vegetation communities and important species

Cleared and cultivated. Some Swamp Oak Casuarina glauca.

Native fauna and habitats - listed threatened and other important species, important habitat elements

Negligible native fauna habitat.

Windmill paddock is an example of the river flats on Tocal

Present and recent land use

Cropping and/or intensive grazing

Important management issues

Very significant and valuable landscape for agricultural production and profitability. Consider erosion (eg cultivation practices), weeds, water management (irrigation practice), and visual landscape.

Management objectives - what we want to achieve

Improve and maintain best agricultural land at a high level of production. Maintain farm infrastructure.

Management actions - how we are going to achieve the objectives

Maintain crop rotation and soil structure. Monitor existing practices.