Salinity Discharge Mapping for the Grampians Slopes in the Glenelg Salinity Region
The objective of this study was to determine the area, severity and location of salinity discharge in the Grampians Slopes and present it in map and database form.
Aerial photos were used for the location of saline sites and an extensive ground truthing program carried out using ISCON techniques for the classification of salt severity.
A total of 117 hectares were found to be salt affected with sites varying in size from 0.08 to 37 hectares. The majority of sites were affected by a low level of salinity, although some were moderately or severely saline. Most of the discharge sites appeared on flats, with some on slopes, in depressions, in drainage lines or around dam margins.
The majority of sites had not been treated. This highlights the need to continue to develop an awareness of salinity in the area and provide funding to assist with treatment of saline areas.
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