Region 3: Cumberland Plain
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Location
Cumberland Plain: west of Parramatta to Campbelltown and Camden southward,
northward to Richmond and Windsor and west to the Nepean Hawkesbury River
Vegetation Types
Cumberland Plains Woodland. Turpentine-Ironbark forest. Castlereagh Woodlands
Soils
Shale derived clay soils, typically clay loam or loam topsoil overlying clay subsoils
Altitude
20 to 100 metres above sea level.
Rainfall
Average 900mm-1200mm per year
Mean Max. Temp
29 Degrees Celsius
Mean Min Temp
2-4 Degrees Celsius
Frost days per year
Greater frequency westward in winter. Average of 46 days in Blacktown. May exceed 100 days per year in some locations.
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