Bonaparte Basin Hydrogeological Inventory with Geological and Groundwater Attributes

A Bonaparte Basin dataset contains descriptive attribute information grouped into themes including Location, Geology, Hydrogeology, and Groundwater management. The data is provided by Geoscience Australia Data and was last updated in May 2026. It covers a large sedimentary basin off the north-west coast of Australia, with geological history spanning from the Paleozoic to Cenozoic periods.

Use Cases

• Map groundwater management zones based on administrative and hydrogeological boundaries.
• Analyze the relationship between surface water features and groundwater systems based on the described themes.
• Study geological structures and stratigraphy for basin evolution models based on described tectonic phases.
• Assess land use and environmental impacts on groundwater resources based on the listed attribute groups.

Strengths

• Data is organized into 11 distinct thematic groups including Geology, Hydrogeology, and Groundwater management.
• Covers a large, geologically complex basin with a described history from the Paleozoic to Cenozoic.
• Last updated 2026-05-14 03:32:59.768896, indicating recent maintenance.

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 bias inherent to data_gov_au, focusing solely on the Bonaparte Basin.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Time Range

Geological history from Paleozoic to Cenozoic periods.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 03:32:59.768896

Geography

Bonaparte Basin, off the north-west coast of Australia, including onshore and offshore areas.