Darling Basin Hydrogeological Inventory for Groundwater Management

130,000 square kilometres of the Darling Basin in western New South Wales are described in this hydrogeological inventory. The dataset, provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network, groups descriptive attributes into themes including location, geology, hydrogeology, and land use. It details sedimentary rocks over 8,000 m thick, formed from the Late Silurian to Early Carboniferous periods, and covers structures like the Menindee and Bancannia Troughs.

Use Cases

• Model groundwater flow and storage based on described hydrogeological and geological features.
• Assess petroleum and mineral resource potential based on described reservoir units and source rocks.
• Analyze land use and environmental impacts on groundwater based on the described thematic attributes.
• Study sedimentary basin tectonics and paleogeography based on the described trough structures and facies variation.

Strengths

• Covers a large, defined area of approximately 130,000 square kilometres.
• Describes sedimentary rock sequences over 8,000 metres thick.
• Attributes are organized into 11 specific thematic groups for structured analysis.

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

Australian Ocean Data Network via data_gov_au

Time Range

Geological periods from Late Silurian to Early Carboniferous.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-16 09:44:41.696716; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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