World Species : Protected Area : Currawinya Lakes National Park

Currawinya Lakes National Park

Location:	Queensland, Australia
IUCN Category:	II
Area:	372,252 acres (150,645 hectares)
Species:	All Endangered Invasive
Website:	View website
Climate:	View Climate Data
Land Use:	View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:	BSh (Climate: arid; Precipitation: steppe; Temperature: hot arid)

Ecoregions

Eastern Australia mulga shrublands

Soils

— Protected Area Boundary

	A				B			C							D

Share	50 %	20 %	20 %	10 %	35 %	35 %	30 %	15 %	15 %	20 %	20 %	10 %	10 %	10 %	15 %	15 %	20 %	20 %	10 %	10 %	10 %
Soil Type	Ferralic Arenosols	Luvic Yermosols	Dystric Regosols	Calcic Xerosols	Orthic Solonetz	Orthic Solonetz	Chromic Vertisols	Luvic Yermosols	Luvic Yermosols	Haplic Yermosols	Ferralic Arenosols	Orthic Solonetz	Dystric Regosols	Calcic Luvisols	Luvic Yermosols	Luvic Yermosols	Regosols	Lithosols	Haplic Yermosols	Orthic Solonetz	Calcic Luvisols
Topsoil Texture	Coarse	Medium	Medium	Medium	Coarse	Medium	Fine	Coarse	Medium	Medium	Coarse	Medium	Medium	Medium	Coarse	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium
Reference Depth	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	10 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm
Drainage	Well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Well	Moderately well	Poor	Moderately well	Imperfectly	Moderately well	Somewhat excessive	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Imperfectly	Moderately well	Imperfectly	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well
Available Water Capacity	15 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	100 m	150 m	125 m	50 m	50 m	150 m	100 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	50 m	50 m	150 m	15 mm	150 m	150 m	150 m
Phase 1	Stony				Saline	Saline		Duripan	Duripan						Duripan	Duripan
Phase 2	Duripan
Misc. Property							Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide)
Topsoil Properties
Gravel	1 %	20 %	20 %	4 %	4 %	6 %	4 %	4 %	20 %	20 %	1 %	6 %	20 %	6 %	4 %	20 %	24 %	26 %	20 %	6 %	6 %
Sand	89 %	50 %	42 %	40 %	78 %	47 %	16 %	79 %	50 %	41 %	89 %	47 %	42 %	50 %	79 %	50 %	44 %	43 %	41 %	47 %	50 %
Silt	5 %	29 %	37 %	37 %	12 %	28 %	29 %	10 %	29 %	39 %	5 %	28 %	37 %	29 %	10 %	29 %	36 %	34 %	39 %	28 %	29 %
Clay	6 %	21 %	21 %	23 %	10 %	25 %	55 %	11 %	21 %	20 %	6 %	25 %	21 %	21 %	11 %	21 %	20 %	23 %	20 %	25 %	21 %
USDA Texture	Sand	Loam	Loam	Loam	Sandy loam	Loam	Clay	Sandy loam	Loam	Loam	Sand	Loam	Loam	Loam	Sandy loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.68 g/cm³	1.42 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.58 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.21 g/cm³	1.57 g/cm³	1.42 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.68 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.42 g/cm³	1.57 g/cm³	1.42 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.42 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.54 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.31 g/cm³	1.49 g/cm³	1.53 g/cm³	1.65 g/cm³	1.66 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³	1.54 g/cm³	1.53 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.53 g/cm³	1.66 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³	1.53 g/cm³	1.53 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	0.4 %	0.4 %	1.37 %	0.56 %	0.73 %	0.66 %	0.75 %	0.34 %	0.4 %	0.41 %	0.4 %	0.66 %	1.37 %	0.5 %	0.34 %	0.4 %	1.12 %	1.4 %	0.41 %	0.66 %	0.5 %
PH	5.6	7.3	5.1	7.9	6.8	8.1	7.9	8.2	7.3	8.3	5.6	8.1	5.1	8.1	8.2	7.3	6.4	7.6	8.3	8.1	8.1
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	27 cmol kg⁻¹	47 cmol kg⁻¹	23 cmol kg⁻¹	93 cmol kg⁻¹	48 cmol kg⁻¹	46 cmol kg⁻¹	75 cmol kg⁻¹	52 cmol kg⁻¹	47 cmol kg⁻¹	47 cmol kg⁻¹	27 cmol kg⁻¹	46 cmol kg⁻¹	23 cmol kg⁻¹	53 cmol kg⁻¹	52 cmol kg⁻¹	47 cmol kg⁻¹	38 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	47 cmol kg⁻¹	46 cmol kg⁻¹	53 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	2 cmol kg⁻¹	7 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	18 cmol kg⁻¹	7 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	44 cmol kg⁻¹	8 cmol kg⁻¹	7 cmol kg⁻¹	8 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	8 cmol kg⁻¹	7 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	8 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	71 %	100 %	22 %	100 %	76 %	100 %	100 %	100 %	100 %	100 %	71 %	100 %	22 %	100 %	100 %	100 %	76 %	100 %	100 %	100 %	100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	2.1 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	2.6 cmol kg⁻¹	33.2 cmol kg⁻¹	7.8 cmol kg⁻¹	21.1 cmol kg⁻¹	45.2 cmol kg⁻¹	6.8 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	18.1 cmol kg⁻¹	2.1 cmol kg⁻¹	21.1 cmol kg⁻¹	2.6 cmol kg⁻¹	18.9 cmol kg⁻¹	6.8 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	9.5 cmol kg⁻¹	15.6 cmol kg⁻¹	18.1 cmol kg⁻¹	21.1 cmol kg⁻¹	18.9 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0 %	0.5 %	0 %	9 %	0.1 %	5.8 %	2.5 %	2.2 %	0.5 %	1.5 %	0 %	5.8 %	0 %	10.8 %	2.2 %	0.5 %	0 %	3.9 %	1.5 %	5.8 %	10.8 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0.1 %	0 %	0.4 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0.1 %	0.1 %	0.1 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0.1 %	0.1 %	0 %	0 %	0.1 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	3 %	6 %	2 %	3 %	6 %	13 %	1 %	5 %	6 %	6 %	3 %	13 %	2 %	1 %	5 %	6 %	2 %	4 %	6 %	13 %	1 %
Electrical Conductivity	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.8 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.6 dS m-1	0.2 dS m-1	0.2 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.6 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.2 dS m-1	0.2 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	1 dS m-1	0.6 dS m-1	0.2 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel	4 %	27 %	35 %	4 %	12 %	8 %	5 %	5 %	27 %	27 %	4 %	8 %	35 %	10 %	5 %	27 %	28 %		27 %	8 %	10 %
Sand	89 %	44 %	44 %	37 %	64 %	40 %	15 %	65 %	44 %	38 %	89 %	40 %	44 %	46 %	65 %	44 %	44 %		38 %	40 %	46 %
Silt	4 %	28 %	35 %	36 %	12 %	27 %	28 %	14 %	28 %	40 %	4 %	27 %	35 %	29 %	14 %	28 %	35 %		40 %	27 %	29 %
Clay	7 %	28 %	21 %	27 %	24 %	33 %	57 %	21 %	28 %	22 %	7 %	33 %	21 %	25 %	21 %	28 %	21 %		22 %	33 %	25 %
USDA Texture	Sand	Clay loam	Loam	Clay loam	Sandy clay loam	Clay loam	Clay	Sandy clay loam	Clay loam	Loam	Sand	Clay loam	Loam	Loam	Sandy clay loam	Clay loam	Loam		Loam	Clay loam	Loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.66 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.21 g/cm³	1.45 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.66 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.45 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³		1.39 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.55 g/cm³	1.47 g/cm³	1.53 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.63 g/cm³	1.58 g/cm³	1.76 g/cm³	1.63 g/cm³	1.47 g/cm³	1.49 g/cm³	1.55 g/cm³	1.58 g/cm³	1.53 g/cm³	1.61 g/cm³	1.63 g/cm³	1.47 g/cm³	1.53 g/cm³		1.49 g/cm³	1.58 g/cm³	1.61 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	0.2 %	0.28 %	0.6 %	0.33 %	0.28 %	0.29 %	0.45 %	0.24 %	0.28 %	0.22 %	0.2 %	0.29 %	0.6 %	0.32 %	0.24 %	0.28 %	0.48 %		0.22 %	0.29 %	0.32 %
PH	5.4	7.3	4.9	8	8.3	8.5	8.1	8.3	7.3	8.3	5.4	8.5	4.9	8.2	8.3	7.3	6.9		8.3	8.5	8.2
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	20 cmol kg⁻¹	58 cmol kg⁻¹	18 cmol kg⁻¹	65 cmol kg⁻¹	51 cmol kg⁻¹	57 cmol kg⁻¹	73 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	58 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	20 cmol kg⁻¹	57 cmol kg⁻¹	18 cmol kg⁻¹	49 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	58 cmol kg⁻¹	38 cmol kg⁻¹		42 cmol kg⁻¹	57 cmol kg⁻¹	49 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	2 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹	20 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	19 cmol kg⁻¹	43 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	19 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹		9 cmol kg⁻¹	19 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	74 %	100 %	25 %	100 %	87 %	100 %	100 %	100 %	100 %	100 %	74 %	100 %	25 %	100 %	100 %	100 %	100 %		100 %	100 %	100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	2.1 cmol kg⁻¹	14.6 cmol kg⁻¹	2.1 cmol kg⁻¹	41.4 cmol kg⁻¹	16.4 cmol kg⁻¹	35.7 cmol kg⁻¹	47.5 cmol kg⁻¹	8.4 cmol kg⁻¹	14.6 cmol kg⁻¹	26.8 cmol kg⁻¹	2.1 cmol kg⁻¹	35.7 cmol kg⁻¹	2.1 cmol kg⁻¹	24.1 cmol kg⁻¹	8.4 cmol kg⁻¹	14.6 cmol kg⁻¹	8 cmol kg⁻¹		26.8 cmol kg⁻¹	35.7 cmol kg⁻¹	24.1 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0 %	3.8 %	0 %	9 %	0.1 %	7.4 %	3.9 %	11.4 %	3.8 %	4.5 %	0 %	7.4 %	0 %	13 %	11.4 %	3.8 %	0 %		4.5 %	7.4 %	13 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0.7 %	0 %	0.3 %	0.1 %	0.1 %	0 %	0.9 %	0.7 %	0.7 %	0 %	0.1 %	0 %	0 %	0.9 %	0.7 %	0 %		0.7 %	0.1 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	4 %	4 %	2 %	7 %	30 %	39 %	3 %	3 %	4 %	5 %	4 %	39 %	2 %	1 %	3 %	4 %	1 %		5 %	39 %	1 %
Electrical Conductivity	0.1 dS m-1	9.7 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	2.7 dS m-1	0.3 dS m-1	0.2 dS m-1	9.7 dS m-1	3.8 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	2.7 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.3 dS m-1	0.2 dS m-1	9.7 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1		3.8 dS m-1	2.7 dS m-1	0.3 dS m-1

Soil data provided by FAO/IIASA/ISRIC/ISSCAS/JRC, 2012. Harmonized World Soil Database (version 1.2). FAO, Rome, Italy and IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria.

Köppen climate classification provided by Kottek, M., J. Grieser, C. Beck, B. Rudolf, and F. Rubel, 2006: World Map of Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification updated. Meteorol. Z., 15, 259-263