Australian Coastal Aquifer Vulnerability Assessment with 28 Case Studies

28 case study areas were analyzed to assess seawater intrusion vulnerability in Australian coastal aquifers. The report from the National Seawater Intrusion Project categorizes aquifers based on hydrogeological and climatic settings. It was published by the Australian Ocean Data Network and last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Classify coastal aquifer vulnerability based on the typological framework described.
• Model seawater intrusion scenarios using the tabulated aquifer parameters for 28 case studies.
• Assess regional groundwater resource risks based on the analyzed hydrogeological characteristics.

Strengths

• Analysis includes 28 distinct case study areas (CSAs).
• Framework integrates both public and confidential information sources.
• Report provides conceptual models and tabulated parameters for case studies.

Limitations

• Data is presented in report formats (PDF, HTML, DOCX); raw structured data is unavailable.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Developed using public and confidential information, with simplified cross-sectional conceptual models.

Time Range

Current and future vulnerability assessment.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 22:12:05.962474; freshness should be verified.

Geography

National-scale coverage of Australian coastal aquifers.