This map is a compilation of eight published Soil and Land Resource products which contain baseline natural resource information for the:

• Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment
• Liverpool Plains catchment
• Merriwa Plateau
• Moree Plains
• Murray catchment
• Australian Capital Territory
• Hunter Region
• North Coast

These products were undertaken to enhance knowledge of soils, landscapes and managing physical constraints in urban, rural and natural environments. The information will also assist in informed decision making, planning and environmental modelling throughout the catchments.

One thousand, three hundred and sixty-one map units have been described in this combined Soil and Land Resource product. Each soil landscape unit is an inventory of soil and landscape information with relatively uniform land management requirements, allowing major soil and landscape qualities and constraints to be identified. Soils are described using the Australian Soil Classification and the Great Soil Groups systems.

Online Maps: Part of this area is also covered by other soil mapping products, see the soil map index in eSPADE. eSPADE contains a suite of soil and landscape information including soil profile data. Many of these datasets have hot-linked soil reports. An alternative viewer is the SEED Map; an ideal way to see what other natural resources datasets (e.g. vegetation) are available for this map area.

Reference: Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, 2025, Soil and Land Resources of Central and Eastern NSW, Version 4, NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Parramatta.