Bowen Basin Hydrogeological Inventory with Geological and Groundwater Attributes

Geoscience Australia Data compiled this descriptive inventory for the Bowen Basin, a major coal-bearing region with up to 10,000 meters of sedimentary rock. The dataset groups attributes into themes including geology, hydrogeology, groundwater management, land use, and physical geography. It was last updated on 2026-04-20.

Use Cases

• Model regional aquifer systems based on described hydrogeology and geology themes.
• Study basin evolution and coal deposition based on the described Permian to Triassic development phases.
• Assess groundwater management and use based on administrative and environmental attribute groups.
• Correlate surface water features with geological units based on the grouped descriptive topics.

Strengths

• Thematic grouping covers 11 distinct topics from location to scientific stimulus.
• Describes a basin with substantial coal deposits and over 100 hydrocarbon accumulations.
• Includes information on overlying Cenozoic cover units and regional-scale aquifer systems.

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 complicate automated analysis.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 02:33:17.196783; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bowen Basin, Australia