Geological and Borehole Data for South-Western Victoria and South-Eastern South Australia

South-western Victoria and south-eastern South Australia, specifically the Portland-Nelson-Mt Gambier area, are covered by this geological compilation. The report, from Geoscience Australia Data, provides an overview of general geology, history, stratigraphy, and topography, compiled from literature and bore records. It includes a geological sketch map and tabulated data, with a last update recorded as 2026-04-30.

Use Cases

• Mapping subsurface geological structures based on compiled bore-hole and well records.
• Planning geophysical surveys to identify deep structural features mentioned in the description.
• Studying the stratigraphy and geological history of the Tertiary to Recent formations overlying Pre-Cambrian or Jurassic basement rocks.

Strengths

• Compilation synthesizes considerable literature and detailed records of principal bores in the area.
• Includes a geological sketch map to provide spatial context for the tabulated data.
• Report provides an overview of general geology, geological history, stratigraphy, and topography for the defined region.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data freshness should be verified despite the listed last update of 2026-04-30.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Compiled from literature review and examination of bore and well records.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 14:26:35.121096

Geography

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