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LSC CLASSES 12345678

Wilcannia Cobar NynganGilgandra

DUBBO

Mudgee

OrangeBathurst

KATOOM BA

Forbes

West Wyalong

Yass

Tum utWAGGA WAGGA

Narrandera

Albury

SYDNEY

WOLLONGONG

NowraGOULBURN

Narooma

CANBERRA

Cooma

EDEN

Tibooburra

NEWCASTLE

Singleton

Muswellbrook

Por t Macquar ie

Kempsey

Grafton

Coffs Harbour

Glen Innes

Ball inaCasino

Murwillumbah

Boggabilla

Moree

Inverel l

NarrabriArmidale

TamworthGunnedahCoonamble

WalgettBourke

Broken Hill

Hay

Denil iquin

SOUTH

PACIFIC

OCEAN

NEW ENGLAND - NORTH WEST

UPPER HUNTER

LAND AND SOIL CAPABILITY MAPPING OF NSW

THIS MAP PROVIDES A BROAD-SCALE REGIONALASSESSMENT AS TO THE DOMINANT LAND AND SOILCAPABILITY (LSC) CLASS PRESENT IN THE MAPPEDSOIL UNIT.THIS MAP IS NOT INTENDED TO BE USED FOR SITEASSESSMENT AT THE PROPERTY SCALE.

The state of New S outh Wales, the Office of Envi ronment and Heritage (OEH), i ts employees, officers, agents or servants are not responsible for the r esul t o fany ac tions taken on the basis o f the information c ontained on this map or for any er rors, omissions or inaccuracies contained on this map. The state of New S outh Wales and i ts employees, o fficers, agents or s ervants expressly disclaim a ll and any liabil ity and responsibil ity to any person in respect ofanything and of the consequences of anything done or omitted to be done by any such person in re liance, whether wholly or partia lly upon the informationcontained on this m ap.Copyri ght : Offi ce of Environment and Heri tage, Departm ent of Premi er and Cabinet 2013

Version 2.5 (v130205) 4th October 2013

This map was prepared by the Assessment Team with in theEcosystem Management Science Branch of the Scence Division, Office of Envi ronm ent and Heri tage.

0 25 50 75 10 0 12 5Kilom e tr e sVERSION 2.5 (v130205), AUGUST 2013

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LAND AND SOIL CAPABILITY (LSC) CLASSESLSC Class 1LSC Class 2LSC Class 3LSC Class 4

LSC Class 5

LSC Class 6LSC Class 7LSC Class 8

Very s light to negl ig ible lim itations. Land capable of sustaining high im pactland uses (e .g. cu ltivation) and no special land management pr actices requi redSlight but significant limi ta tions. Land c apable of sustain ing high impact landuses which c an be managed by readily avai lable , and easily implementedmanagement practicesModerate limitations. Land capable of sustaining h igh impact land uses using more in tensive, readily avai lab le and accepted management pr acticesModerate to severe limitations. Land genera lly not capable of s ustain ing high impact land uses unless using special ised management practices with high leve l of knowledge, exper tise, inputs, investment and tec hnology. Limitations are more eas ily managed for lower impact land uses (e.g. grazing)Severe limi ta tions. Land not capable of sustaining high im pact land us es except where resources a llow for highly spec ial ised land management practices to overcome limitations (e.g. high va lue c rops). Lower impac t land uses (e.g. grazing) can be managed by readily avai lab le practicesVery s evere limi ta tions. Land incapable of susta ining many land use practices (e.g. cu ltivation, moderate to h igh intensity grazing and horticu lture). H igh ly special ised practices can overcome some l imi ta tions for some high va lue products. Land often used for low intensity land us es (low intensity grazing)Extremely severe l imi ta tions. Land incapable of sus ta ining most land uses. Limi ta tions cannot be overcomeExtreme limitations. Land incapable of sustaining any land use and best left undisturbed and managed for conserv ation.

DATA CONFIDENCE

All n ecessary soil and la ndscap e da ta is ava ilab le at areg io nal scale (1: 100, 000 ) to un dertake the a sse ssmen tof LS C a nd d erive d Soil Fertility m aps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Most so il a nd lan dscape dat a is available at a ca tchm entsca le (1 :250 ,000 ) to un dertake the assessme nt o f LSC and derive d So il Fertility m aps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Limited soil a nd la ndscap e da ta is availab le at a reco nna issan ce catchm en t scale (1:10 0,0 00 & 1:25 0,00 0)which limits th e qu ality of t he a sse ssm ent LSC an d derive d So il Fertility m aps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ve ry limited soil a nd la ndscap e da ta is ava ilab le at t hest ate sca le (1 :100 ,000 - 1:50 0,00 0) and the LSC an d derive d So il Fertility m aps sh ould b e use das a g uide o nly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

GoodFair

Low

Very Low

Sydney

Disturbed ter ra in

RiversWater

Highway sStrategic r eg ional land use area(re leased 2012)