Geological and Borehole Data for Southwestern Victoria and Southeastern South Australia

Geoscience Australia Data compiled geological, borehole, and well records for a large territory in southwestern Victoria and southeastern South Australia. The report includes an overview of general geology, geological history, stratigraphy, and topography, with a focus on the Portland-Nelson-Mount Gambier area. A geological sketch map is included, and the data is presented in PDF and HTML formats.

Use Cases

• Study subsurface structural features based on compiled borehole and well records.
• Analyze stratigraphy and geological history based on the overview of Tertiary to Recent formations.
• Plan geophysical surveys based on the recommendation and compiled data for the area.
• Map regional geology based on the included geological sketch map and compiled surface observations.

Strengths

• Report compiled from considerable literature and detailed examination of principal bore records.
• Focuses on a specific geographic area: southwestern Victoria and southeastern South Australia, including the Portland-Nelson-Mount Gambier area.
• Includes multiple data types: geological overview, bore-hole data, well data, and a geological sketch map.

Limitations

• Data is presented as a report in PDF/HTML formats; underlying structured tabular data is not directly accessible.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred from the report text.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative analysis.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Compilation from literature review and examination of bore records.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 04:58:12.286682; freshness should be verified.

Geography

South-western Victoria and the contiguous part of South Australia, particularly the Portland - Nelson - Mt Gambier area.