Carnarvon Basin Hydrogeological Inventory for Western Australia

Descriptive attribute information for groundwater features across the Carnarvon Basin, a large sedimentary basin covering over 1,000 km of Western Australia's coast. The dataset, provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network, groups topics into themes including location, geology, hydrogeology, groundwater management, and land use. Exploration drilling in this hydrocarbon-rich basin has been ongoing since 1953.

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 physical geography and surface water themes.
• Study land use and industrial impacts on groundwater quality based on the land use and industry types theme.
• Model sedimentary basin evolution and hydrocarbon potential based on the detailed geological and stratigraphic descriptions.

Strengths

• Covers a large geographic area stretching over 1,000 km from Geraldton to Karratha.
• Groups descriptive data into 11 distinct thematic categories including geology, hydrogeology, and land use.
• Describes a basin with up to 15,000 meters of sedimentary infill and significant hydrocarbon resources.

Limitations

• Data is provided as a PDF, limiting machine-readability and direct analysis.
• 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 2026-06-04 07:49:20.660259; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia, from Geraldton to Karratha.