Soil survey of the Atherton Tablelands, Far North Queensland - TAB

This publication set is a soil survey of the Atherton Tablelands, Far North Queensland. The study area covers parts of the Tully, Bartle Frere and Atherton (8062, 8063, 7963) 1:100,000 map sheets. Approximately 160,000 hectares of land were mapped at a scale of 1:50,000 and land suitability for a variety of crops was evaluated. Approximately 2100 sites were assessed using the free survey method and 34 soils were identified.

View more on [soil and land management] (http://www.qld.gov.au/environment/land/soil).

Data and Resources

  • Soils report PDF

    This PDF report discusses the results of a soils and land suitability survey...

  • Soils map 1 PDF

    This PDF is a soils map of the northern part of the Atherton Tablelands in...

  • Soils map 2 PDF

    This PDF is a soils map of the southern part of the Atherton Tablelands in...

  • GQAL map 1 PDF

    This PDF is a good quality agricultural land (GQAL) map of Atherton Shire in...

  • GQAL map 2 PDF

    This PDF is a good quality agricultural land (GQAL) map of Eacham Shire in...

Additional Info

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Author soils@qld.gov.au
Maintainer soils@qld.gov.au
Version 1.0
Last Updated May 10, 2022, 10:25 (AEST)
Created November 20, 2014, 11:05 (AEST)