Darling Basin Hydrogeological Inventory for Western New South Wales

The Darling Basin in western New South Wales, covering approximately 130,000 square kilometres, is described in this hydrogeological inventory. Geoscience Australia Data compiled descriptive attributes grouped into themes including location, geology, hydrogeology, and groundwater management. The dataset, last updated in 2026, details sedimentary rocks over 8,000 m thick formed from the Late Silurian to Early Carboniferous periods.

Use Cases

• Model groundwater flow and storage based on described hydrogeological units and basin structure.
• Assess petroleum potential based on mentions of reservoir porosity, permeability, and hydrocarbon shows.
• Study sedimentary basin evolution based on the described tectonic history and facies variation.
• Inform land use and environmental management based on themes covering surface water, environment, and industry.

Strengths

• Covers a large geographic area of approximately 130,000 square kilometres.
• Describes sedimentary rock sequences over 8,000 metres thick.
• Attributes are organized into 11 specific thematic groups as listed in the description.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is provided in PDF format, which may hinder direct computational analysis.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Compilation of descriptive attribute information for spatial groundwater features.

Time Range

Geological data spans from the Late Silurian to Early Carboniferous periods.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 02:12:31.846495; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Darling Basin in western New South Wales, Australia, with parts in South Australia and Victoria.