Carpentaria Basin Hydrogeological Inventory for Groundwater Management

The Carpentaria Basin in north-eastern Australia, covering approximately 550,000 square kilometres across Queensland and the Northern Territory, contains descriptive hydrogeological attribute information. This dataset, published by Geoscience Australia, groups descriptive topics into themes including location, geology, hydrogeology, groundwater management, and land use. The data was last updated on 2026-04-20.

Use Cases

• Model groundwater flow and aquifer properties based on the described hydrogeology and geology themes.
• Assess groundwater management and use scenarios based on administrative and land use information.
• Conduct regional geological studies based on the stratigraphic and depositional history of the basin's sub-units.
• Analyze the relationship between surface water and groundwater based on the included physical geography and surface water themes.

Strengths

• Covers a vast geographic area of approximately 550,000 square kilometres.
• Attributes are thematically grouped into 11 distinct categories, including hydrogeology and groundwater management.
• Describes a specific geological formation with a defined depositional history from the Late Jurassic to Mid Cretaceous.

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 03:50:40.560355; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Carpentaria Basin, north-eastern Australia (Queensland and Northern Territory)