Publication Date
2015
Series Number
394
Publisher
Department of Agriculture and Food
City
Western Australia, Perth
ISSN
1039-7205
Abstract
Cockatoo Sands are recognised as potentially suitable for irrigated agriculture because they are generally well drained and not subject to waterlogging and inundation. These characteristics allow them to be cultivated and prepared for planting of various crops during the wet and dry seasons of northern Australia.
Number of Pages
77
Keywords
Physiography, drainage, flow measurement, Cockatoo Sands
Disciplines
Agriculture | Hydrology | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Soil Science | Water Resource Management
Recommended Citation
Bennett, D, Donovan, L & Palmer, D 2015, ‘Cockatoo Sands in the Victoria Highway and Carlton Hill areas, East Kimberley: baseline surface water quality’, Resource management technical report 394, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia, Perth.
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