Amadeus Basin Hydrogeological Inventory with Geological Unit Descriptions

An inventory of descriptive attributes for groundwater features in the Amadeus Basin, a sedimentary basin in central Australia. The dataset groups information into themes including location, geology, hydrogeology, and land use. It is provided by Geoscience Australia Data and was last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Model groundwater flow and resources based on described hydrogeological features.
• Assess petroleum source rock potential based on detailed geological unit descriptions.
• Analyze land use and environmental interactions with groundwater in the basin.
• Correlate surface water features with subsurface geology and hydrogeology.

Strengths

• Describes geological units with specific thicknesses, such as the Gillen Formation (up to 850 m) and the Inindia beds (up to 2000 m).
• Covers a wide range of thematic information, from physical geography to groundwater management.
• Associated with a spatial hydrogeology index map, suggesting geospatial context.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is provided in PDF format, which may hinder direct computational analysis.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Compilation of descriptive attribute information for spatial groundwater features.

Time Range

Covers geological periods from the Neoproterozoic to Late Devonian/Early Carboniferous.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 09:07:19.965430; freshness should be verified

Geography

Amadeus Basin in central Australia.