Bowen Basin Hydrogeological Inventory with Geological Themes

A hydrogeological inventory dataset for the Bowen Basin in Australia, containing descriptive attribute information grouped into themes like location, geology, hydrogeology, and land use. The dataset is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on May 5, 2026. It describes a basin containing up to 10,000 meters of sedimentary rocks and over 100 hydrocarbon accumulations.

Use Cases

• Map groundwater management zones based on the hydrogeology and groundwater management themes.
• Study the relationship between coal deposits and geological history based on the described basin evolution phases.
• Analyze land use and industry types in relation to the physical geography and surface water features.
• Model aquifer systems based on the description of sedimentary assemblages in the Surat Basin.

Strengths

• Descriptive information is organized into 11 specific thematic groups, including Hydrogeology and Groundwater.
• The basin description includes concrete geological facts, such as sedimentary rock thickness of up to 10,000 meters.
• The dataset is associated with a spatial groundwater feature 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.
• The data is provided only in PDF format, which may hinder direct analysis.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 02:27:07.596288; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bowen Basin, Australia