About viewing this interactive PDF map using Adobe Reader

Interactive layers are not visible via web view. Download the map to your computer.

Click to View Map Layers

View the interactive map layers

In Adobe Reader, open the left navigation panel to reveal the map layers.

Open each folder to see the individual map layers.

Hide or show layers on the main map.

Turn off colour filled layers above as they will mask the layer below.

Titles will automatically turn on to match the layer.

If 2 layers are displayed, the titles will merge.

View the Land Unit Summary Descriptions

Open the left navigation panel to view the attachment.

Double click the file to open the spreadsheet. File format is Microsoft Excel.

Each land unit polygon has been assigned a large set of attributes to describe land resource details and land evaluation assessment criteria.

Add Adobe tools

Right mouse click on the grey menu toolbar to see Adobe viewing tools.

Tick the tool to view on the menu bar.

The Marquee Zoom tool is useful to view a small area on the PDF, eg zoom to the map or the legend.

Show Select & Zoom Tools, then Marquee Zoom

Draw a rectangle on the map to zoom to that location.

Printing The map size is 75 x 56 cm. Print to a large format printer using page size A1 with no scaling.

Only turn on one layer at a time, so the titles do not merge.

A smaller area on the map page may be printed using the Current View printing option. For example, just print the Legend to an A3 or A4 page to assist with map interpretation when viewing on screen.

Katherine

TennantCreek

AliceSprings

Darwin

NorthernTerritory

Extent of S tudy AreaLa nd Pa rcelsAborigina l La nd (NT enha nced freehold)Aborigina l La nd (S cheduled under ALRA)NT Pa rks a nd Reserves

Katherine

La rrim a h

U ra punga

Mataranka

Ngukurr

Ba rungaBeswick

Bulm a n

Minyerri

Vic

toriaHig

hw ay

S tua rtHighwa y

Centra lArnhe

mRd

RoperHighwa y

Maiwok Cre ek

Pack

saddl

eC

reek

Flying Fox Creek

Roper River

Flying Fox Creek

Mai wok Creek

Maiwok Creek

Roper River

Roper Rive r

Rope

rRive

r

Roper River

NT Por 4970NAMU L-NAMU L

NT Por 4972LONES OME DOVE

NT Por 916

NT Por1718

NT Por 4777KEW U LY I ABORIGINAL

LAND T RU S T

NT Por 4775FLYING FOX

NT Por 1288MOROAK

NT Por3278

NT Por 2193

NT Por 2193

1a

1a

1a

1a

1a

1a

1a

1a

1a

1a

1a

1a

1a

1a

1a

1a

1a

1a

2c

2c

2c

5a 5a

5a 5a

5a

5a

5a5a

5a

5a5a

5a

5a

5a

5a5a

5a

5a5a

5a

5a

5b

5b

5b

5b

5b

5b

5c

5c

5c

5c

5c

5c

5c

5c5c

5c

5c

5c

5c

5c

5d

5d

5d

5d5d

5d

5d 5d5d

6b

6b

6b6b

6b6b

6b 6b

6b

6b

6b

6b

6b6b

6b

6b

6b

6b

6b

6b

6b

6b

6b6b6b

6b

6b

6b

6b

6b

6b

6b

6b

6b

6b

6b

6b

6b

6b

6b

6b

6b

6b

6b

6c6c

6c6c6c

6c

6c

6c

6c

6c

6c

6c

6c

6c

6c

6c6c

6c

6c

6c

6c

6c

6c6c

6c

6c

6c

6c

6c

6c

6c6c

6c

6c

6c

6c

6c

6c

6c

6c6c

6c6c6c

6c6c

6c6c

6c

6c6c

6c

6c6c

6c

6c

6c

6c 6c 6c

6c

6c

6c6c 6c6c

7d1

7d1

7d17d1

7d1

7d1

7d1

7d1

7d17d1

7d1

7d1

7d1

7d1

7d17d1

7d1

7d1

7d1

7d1

7d1 7d1

7d2

7d27d2

7d2

7d2

8b

8b

8b

8b

8b

8c

8c

8c

8c8c

8c8c

8c

8c

8c

8c

8c

8c

8c

8c

8c8c

8c

8c

8c

8c

8c

8c

8c

8c 8c

8c

8c

8c

8c

8c

8c

8c

8c

8c

8c

8c

8c

8c

8c

8c

8c8c

8c

8c

8c

8c

8d 8d

8d

8d

8d

8d

8d

8d

8d

8d

9a

9c1

9c1

9c1

9c1

9c1

9c1

9c1

9c1 9c1

9c1

9c1

9c1

9c1

9c1

9c1

9c1

9c1

9c1

9c1

9c1

9c1

9c1

9c1

9c1

9c1

9c1

9c1

9c19c1

9c1

9c1

9c1

9c2

9c3

9c3

9c3

9c3

9c3

9c3 9d

9e1

9e1

9e1

9e1

9e1

9e1

9e1

9e1

9e1

9e1

9e1

9e1

9e1

9e1

9e2

9e2

9e2

9e2

9e2

9e2

9e2

9e2 9e2

9e2

9e2

9e2

9e2

10e

11e

1

23

4

5

6

7

8

910111213

14 1516

17

18

1920

21

2223

24

25

26

27

28

2930

31

32

33

3435

36

3738

39

40

4142

43

44 4546

4748

49 505152 53

54

5556

57

5859

60

61

62

63

64

65

6667

68

69

70

71 7273

74 75

76

7778

79

80 8182

838485

8687

88

89

90

91

92

939495

96

97

98

99

100 101

102

103

104

105106107108

109

110

111112

113

114 115116 117

118119 120

121122 123

124125126 127

128129130

131 132

133

134 135136137

138139 140

141

142

143

144

145

146

147

148

149

150

151

152

153

154

155

156

157

158

159

160

161162

163

164

165

166167

168

169

170

171

172

173174

175

176

177

178

179

180181182 183

184

185

186

187

188189190

191

192

193194

195

196 197198

199

200

201

202

203

204

205

206

207 208

209

210

211

212a212b

213

214

215

216

217

218

219

220

221

222

223

224

225

226

227

228

229230 231232 233

380000

380000

390000

390000

400000

400000

8350

000

8350

000

8360

000

8360

000

8370

000

8370

000

8380

000

8380

000

Survey Area - Region Location Map

Ma p production: 9/02/2021, C.Green, Geospa tia l S ervices. Dra wing Ref: DEPW S 2021033Depa rtm ent of Environm ent, Pa rks a nd W a ter S ecurity

0 20 40km

About this PDF mapPa ge 1 of this file is a n intera ctive PDF m a p best viewed on screenusing Adobe rea der. If using Adobe Rea der DC protected view,ena ble a ll fea tures to see the m a p la yers. - Open folders in the left na viga tion pa nel to view the m a p la yers - U sers m a y turn la yers ON or OFF - T urn off la yers a bove to view la yers tha t a re m a sked undernea th - T itles will a utom a tica lly turn on to m a tch the them a tic displa y - To print this m a p, use pa ge size A1 with no sca ling - Only print one them a tic displa y a t a tim e, so the titles do not m erge

Summary of land unit descriptionsFrom the left na viga tion pa nel, open the a tta chm ent: - Pa rt A Roper La nd U nit Descriptions. - T he file form a t is Microsoft Excel xlsx.

Soil and Land Assessment of the Southern Part of Flying Fox Station for Irrigated AgriculturePart A. Land Resources and General Land Capability

Part B. Digital Soil Mapping and Crop Specific Land Suitability

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security © Northern Territory Government

For further information, please contact:Director, Land Assessment BranchDepartment of Environment, Parks and Water Security (DEPWS)Level 3, Goyder Centre, 25 Chung Wah Terrace, PalmerstonNorthern Territory of Australia.Email: rangelands@nt.gov.auWeb: land-soil-vegetation-information

Bibliographic referencesAndrews K, Burgess J , McGra th N, W right A a nd W a lton S (2021)Agricultural Land Suitability Series, Report 14A.Soil and Land Assessment of the Southern Part of Flying Fox Station for Irrigated AgriculturePart A: Land Resources and General Land Capability.T echnica l Report 3/2021, Depa rtm ent of Environm ent, Pa rks a nd W a ter S ecurity.Northern T erritory Governm ent, Da rwin, NT.Andrews K, Burgess J a nd McGra th N (2021)Agricultural Land Suitability Series, Report 14B.Soil and Land Assessment of the Southern Part of Flying Fox Station for Irrigated AgriculturePart B: Digital Soil Mapping and Crop Specific Land SuitabilityT echnica l Report 4/2021, Depa rtm ent of Environm ent, Pa rks a nd W a ter S ecurity.Northern T erritory Governm ent, Da rwin, NT.W right A (2018).Vegetation Communities of the Southern Part of Flying Fox Station, Northern Territory.T echnica l Report 1/2018D, Depa rtm ent of Environm ent a nd Na tura l ResourcesNorthern T erritory Governm ent, Da rwin, NT.Technical referencesNa tiona l Com m ittee on S oil a nd T erra in (2009).Australian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook. Third Edition.CS IRO Publishing, Melbourne.Isbell, R.F. a nd the Na tiona l Com m ittee on S oil a nd Terra in (2016).The Australian Soil Classification. Second Edition.CS IRO Publishing, Melbourne.Executive S teering Com m ittee for Austra lia n Vegeta tion Inform a tion (ES CAVI) (2003).Australian Vegetation Attribute Manual: National Vegetation Information System, Version 6.Depa rtm ent of Environm ent a nd Herita ge, Ca nberra .

How to access land resource information for this surveyPart A. Land Resources and General Land CapabilityMeta da ta record conta ins web links to a ccess spa tia l da ta , technica l report a nd m a ps.Part B. Digital Soil Mapping and Crop Specific Land SuitabilityMeta da ta record conta ins web links to a ccess spa tia l da ta , technica l report a nd m a ps.La nd resource spa tia l da ta sets a nd other environm enta l inform a tion m a y be downloa ded viathe Geospa tia l Resourceswebpa ge.Open folderGeospa tia l da ta a nd inform a tion; then click S pa tia l da ta pa cka ge.View soil site da ta a nd descriptions in NRm a ps.nt.gov.a uDa ta la yer: La nd > La nd Resources > S oilsData sourceLa nd Resources: Ra ngela nds Division, Depa rtm ent of Environm ent, Pa rks a nd W a ter S ecurityCa da stre/Roa ds/Pla cena m es: Depa rtm ent of Infra structure, Pla nning a nd LogisticsDra ina ge: GeoFa bric, Com m onwea lth of Austra lia (Burea u of Meteorology) 2020Pa rks: Pa rks a nd W ildlife Com m ission NT.

PART B. LAND SUITABILITY ASSESSMENTLa nd suita bility outcom es a re ba sed on lim ita tion a ttribute m odels crea ted using digita lsoil m a pping (DS M) a nd a ssessed a ga inst the irriga ted a gricultura l la nd suita bility

fra m ework for the Roper River Region of the Northern T erritory.DS M la nd suita bility outcom es describe a gricultura l potentia l a nd likely developm ent

constra ints a cross the study a rea a t a sca le of 1:100, 000.Modelled outcom es were produced in pa ra llel with tra ditiona l la nd unit m a pping a nd a

genera l la nd ca pa bility a ssessm ent for com pa ra tive purposes.

LIMITATIONS OF USELa nd unit bounda ries were derived using sa tellite im a gery in a ssocia tion with a digita l eleva tion m odel,geologica l a nd topogra phic da ta . La ndform , soil a nd vegeta tion field a ssessm ents conform to na tiona l

sta nda rds a nd support m a pping a t a sca le of 1:100,000. T his m a pping is presented a t a sca le of 1:100,000.W hen a ssessing specific a rea s within the m a pping, it is recom m ended a site inspection be underta ken to

esta blish unm a pped va ria tion a nd confirm m a pping a ccura cy on the ground.Neither the la nd unit m a pping nor la nd ca pa bility or la nd suita bility a ssessm ents indica te, im ply or a scerta inthe likelihood of groundwa ter a va ila bility or the gra nting of a ppropria te wa ter extra ction licensing needed to

sa tisfy the irriga tion requirem ents of the potentia l a gricultura l developm ent options identified.

Part A. Land ResourcesMAP LEGENDField Sites (2018)

Deta iled field siteDeta iled field site a nd a na lytica l da ta orrepresenta tive a na lytica l siteCa tion a na lysis to determ ine soditicity

Extent of S tudy Area

La nd U nits

Landform ClassesPla tea uxS ideslopesLow HillsRisesLow RisesPla insAlluvia l Pla insDra ina ge S ystem sS wa m ps

Dominant Soil OrderChrom osolsDerm osolsKa ndosolsRudosolsTenosolsVertosols

Dominant Vegetation StructureLow open forestMid woodla ndLow woodla ndLow open woodla ndLow tussock gra ssla nd

6b

Bla ck num bered lines on the m a p a re 10 000 m etre interva ls of theMa p Grid of Austra lia (MGA), Z one 53 T ra nsverse Merca tor Projection.

Horizonta l Da tum : Geocentric Da tum of Austra lia (GDA94)

0 5 101 2 3 4km km

Irrigated Crop Group Group No. Individual crops assessed

T ree crops 1 Monsoona l tropica l tree crops (0.5 m root zone) – Ma ngo, Coconut, Dra gonfruit, Ka ka du Plum , Ba m boo

2 T ropica l Citrus – Lim e, Lem on, Ma nda rin, Pom m elo, Lem ona de, Gra pefruit

Row crops 3 Cucurbits – W a term elon, Honeydew m elon, Rockm elon, Pum pkin, Cucum ber, Asia n m elons, Z ucchini, S qua sh

4 Fruiting vegeta ble crops – S ola na cea e (Ca psicum , Chilli, Eggpla nt, T om a to), Okra , S na ke bea n, Drum stick tree

5 Lea fy vegeta bles a nd herbs – Ka ngkong, Am a ra nth, Lettuce, Ca bba ge, Chinese ca bba ge, Ca uliflower, Brocolli, Ka le, Brussel sprouts, Bok Choy, Pa k Choy, Choy S um , S pring onions, Ba sil, Coria nder, Dill, Mint, S pea rm int, Chives, Orega no, Lem on gra ss

Root crops 6 Ca rrot, Onion, S weet pota to, S ha llots, Ginger, T urm eric, Ga la nga l, Y a m bea n, T a ro

Gra in a nd fibre crops 7a Cotton, gra ins (sorghum ) 7b Gra ins (m a ize, sweet corn, rice)

S m a ll seeded crops 8 Hem p, chia , quinoa , poppies Pulse crops 9 Mung bea n, soybea n, chickpea , na vy bea n, gua r Industria l crops 10 S uga r ca ne Ha y a nd fora ge 11 S ub-tropica l gra ss ha y/fora ge – Rhodes gra ss, pa nics,

fora ge sorghum 12 Legum e fora ge (W et sea son) – Blue pea , burgundy

bea n, Cowpea , la bla b, Ca va lca de, fora ge soybea n 13 Legum e ha y (Dry sea son) – Lucerne, vetch a nd clover

Forestry 14 S a nda lwood 15 Ma hoga ny, Eucalyptus spp., Acacia spp.

Rainfed Crop Group Group No. Individual crops assessed

Ha y a nd fora ge 16 S ub-tropica l gra ss ha y/fora ge (J a rra , S trickla nd, T ully, Ca va lca de, Fora ge S orghum )

Part B. Digital Soil Mapping and Crop Specific Land SuitabilityPOTENTIAL IRRIGATED AGRICULTURAL CROPS

Cla ss 1 Suitable land with negligible limitations Highly productive la nd requiring only sim ple m a na gem ent pra ctices to

m a inta in susta ina ble production. Cla ss 2 Suitable land with land minor limitations La nd with m inor lim ita tions tha t either constra in production or require

m ore tha n the sim ple m a na gem ent pra ctices of Cla ss 1 la nd to m a inta in susta ina ble production.

Cla ss 3 Suitable land with moderate limitations La nd with m odera te lim ita tions tha t further constra in production or

require m ore tha n the m a na gem ent pra ctices of Cla ss 2 la nd to m a inta in susta ina ble production.

Cla ss 4 Unsuitable land with severe limitations Currently unsuita ble la nd with severe lim ita tions tha t preclude successful

or susta ined use under existing conditions. Future cha nges in knowledge, econom ics or technology m a y a lter this.

Cla ss 5 Unsuitable land with extreme limitations La nd with extrem e lim ita tions tha t preclude a ny possibility of successful

or susta ined use, either now or in the future.

Part B. Digital Soil Mapping and Crop Specific Land SuitabilityLAND SUITABILITY CLASSES FOR IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE

Note: * denotes that the class is not present in this survey

Part A. General Land CapabilityLANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

SalinityCla ss 1. Non-sa lineCla ss 2. S lightly sa lineCla ss 3. Modera tely sa lineCla ss 4. Highly to extrem ely sa line *

FloodingCla ss 1. Never

Cla ss 4. Regula r to perm a nent

Cla ss 2. Extrem ely ra re *Cla ss 3. Ra re *

MicroreliefCla ss 1. None or neglibleCla ss 2. Minor or m odera teCla ss 3. S evereCla ss 4. Extrem e

Slope (Erosion Risk)Cla ss 1. LowCla ss 2. Modera teCla ss 3. HighCla ss 4. Very high

SodicityCla ss 1. Non-sodicCla ss 2. S odic

Cla ss 4. Extrem ely sodicCla ss 3. S trongly sodic *

Soil DepthCla ss 1. Deep to very deepCla ss 2. Modera tely deepCla ss 3. S ha llowCla ss 4. Very sha llow

Soil DrainageCla ss 1. W ell to ra pidCla ss 2. Modera tely wellCla ss 3. Im perfectCla ss 4. Poor to very poor

Surface RockCla ss 1. None or negligibleCla ss 2. Minor to m odera teCla ss 3. S evereCla ss 4. Extrem e

General Land Capability

Cla ss 4. La nd with extrem e constra ints

Cla ss 1. La nd with negligible constra ints *Cla ss 2. La nd with m inor or m odera te constra intsCla ss 3. La nd with severe constra ints *

Dominant Landform ClassesDominant Soil OrdersDominant Vegetation StructureLand evaluation assessment: Flooding ClassLand evaluation assessment: Microrelief ClassLand evaluation assessment: Salinity ClassLand evaluation assessment: Slope - Erosion Risk ClassLand evaluation assessment: Sodicity ClassLand evaluation assessment: Soil Depth ClassLand evaluation assessment: Drainage ClassLand evaluation assessment: Surface Rock ClassGeneral Land Capability ClassLand Suitability Classes for Tree CropsGroup 1 - Monsoonal tropical tree crops (0.5 m root zone)

Land Suitability Classes for Tree CropsGroup 2 - Tropical Citrus

Land Suitability Classes for Row CropsGroup 3 - Cucurbits

Land Suitability Classes for Row CropsGroup 4 - Fruiting vegetable crops

Land Suitability Classes for Row CropsGroup 5 - Leafy vegetables and herbs

Land Suitability ClassesGroup 6 - Root Crops

Land Suitability Classes for Grain and Fibre CropsGroup 7a - Cotton, grains (sorghum)

Land Suitability Classes for Grain and Fibre CropsGroup 7b - Grains (maize, sweet corn, rice)

Land Suitability ClassesGroup 8 - Small seeded crops

Land Suitability ClassesGroup 9 - Pulse crops

Land Suitability Classes for Industrial CropsGroup 10 - Sugar cane

Land Suitability Classes for Hay and Forage Crops (Irrigated)Group 11 - Sub-tropical grass hay/forage

Land Suitability Classes for Hay and Forage Crops (Irrigated)Group 12 - Legume forage (Wet season)

Land Suitability Classes for Hay and Forage Crops (Irrigated)Group 13 - Legume hay (Dry season)

Land Suitability Classes for Forestry CropsGroup 14 - Sandalwood

Land Suitability Classes for Forestry CropsGroup 15 - Mahogany, Eucalyptus spp., Acacia spp.

Land Suitability Classes for Hay and Forage Crops (Rainfed)Group 16 - Sub-tropical grass hay/forage