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SOILS AND GEOTECHNICAL 8<br />

rock types across the <strong>study</strong> area which combined with variable topography and coastal<br />

processes results in a variety of soil forming factors.<br />

Soil profiles undertaken by the DLWC in the <strong>study</strong> area and incorporated into the NSW soil<br />

data system are attached in Appendix B and are summarised in Table 2-2.<br />

Table 2-2 Soil Data Profiles (DLWC)<br />

Profile Location Soil Type Erosion Hazard<br />

1 Off <strong>Lakes</strong> Way,<br />

Wamwarra Bay<br />

3 Road to Sandbar, Symes<br />

Bay<br />

69 <strong>Lakes</strong> Way north of<br />

Sandbar<br />

159 Corner <strong>Lakes</strong> Way and<br />

Macwood Road<br />

160 Amaroo Drive, Smiths<br />

Lake<br />

161 Tarbuck Bay residential<br />

area<br />

162 Corner <strong>Lakes</strong> Way and<br />

Sugar Creek Road<br />

Lacustrine / aeolian sediments - hydrosol Moderate<br />

Acid sulphate testing<br />

Deep sands - hydrosol<br />

Slight<br />

Acid sulphate testing<br />

Silty and clay loam over silty clay<br />

Very high<br />

Sodosol<br />

Silty loam over silty clay<br />

Very high<br />

hydrosol<br />

Silty and clay loam over medium-heavy clay Moderate<br />

- sodosol<br />

Medium to heavy clay - kurosol<br />

High<br />

Silty and clay loam over light-heavy clay Extreme<br />

hydrosol<br />

193 Sugar Creek Road Sandy clay loam - tenosol Slight<br />

194 Sugar Creek Road Silty and clay loam over medium clay High<br />

426 Sandbar Road near Silty and clay loam - tenosol<br />

Slight<br />

quarry<br />

427 Sandbar Road near<br />

quarry<br />

Silty and clay loam over medium clay<br />

kurosol<br />

Moderate<br />

The profiles in Table 2-2 indicate the soil profiles within the <strong>study</strong> area typically comprise silty<br />

clay loams over silty clays and medium to heavy clays.<br />

The physical properties of the areas soils have been characterised by testing undertaken by the<br />

Department of Public Works & Services which includes particle size distribution (sieve and<br />

hydrometer analysis) and Atterberg limits. Results of this testing are presented in<br />

Table 2-3.<br />

SMITHS_LAKE_PLANNING_STUDY.DOC<br />

O C E A N I C S<br />

A U S T R A L I A

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