Arafura Basin Hydrogeological Inventory with Groundwater Feature Attributes

Australian Ocean Data Network provides descriptive attribute information for groundwater features in the Arafura Basin. The basin's sedimentary record spans over 250 million years, from the late Neoproterozoic to the early Permian. Groundwater for remote communities like Maningrida is sourced from fractured sandstone aquifers up to 100 metres deep.

Use Cases

• Map groundwater management zones based on the hydrogeology and groundwater themes.
• Analyze aquifer characteristics based on descriptions of fractured rock sandstone aquifers.
• Study the relationship between geology and groundwater based on the described sedimentary rock sequences.
• Assess land use impacts on water resources based on the land use and industry types theme.

Strengths

• Data is grouped into 11 descriptive themes including Hydrogeology, Groundwater, and Land Use.
• Describes aquifers fractured and weathered up to 100 metres below surface.
• Covers a basin with a sedimentary record spanning over 250 million years.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• 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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 01:22:04.710101; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Arafura Basin, northern Australia, including onshore Arnhem Land and offshore Arafura Sea.