Barrington Dam Seismic Refraction Survey, Tasmania 1961

A seismic refraction survey conducted on the site of the Barrington (Devil's Gate) dam and power station in 1961. The survey was made for the Hydro-Electric Commission of Tasmania. The record is provided by Geoscience Australia Data.

Use Cases

• Model subsurface geology based on seismic refraction data mentioned in the description
• Assess historical site conditions for dam and power station construction
• Compare modern geophysical data with legacy survey results from 1961

Strengths

• Survey conducted for a specific, major infrastructure project (Barrington dam and power station).
• Record is provided by the authoritative national geoscience organization, Geoscience Australia Data.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic/temporal bias inherent to data_gov_au.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Seismic refraction survey

Time Range

1961

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-26 19:13:25.152477; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Barrington (Devil's Gate) dam and power station site, Tasmania