Darling Basin Hydrogeological Inventory for Western New South Wales

Western New South Wales's Darling Basin, covering approximately 130,000 square kilometres, is described in this hydrogeological inventory from Geoscience Australia. The dataset groups descriptive attributes into themes including location, geology, hydrogeology, groundwater management, and land use. It details the basin's structure, which contains over 8,000 m of Devonian sedimentary rocks and includes discrete sedimentary troughs like the Menindee and Bancannia Troughs.

Use Cases

• Model regional groundwater flow based on described hydrogeological units and basin structure.
• Assess petroleum resource potential based on mentions of reservoir porosity, permeability, and hydrocarbon shows.
• Study sedimentary basin evolution based on descriptions of tectonic history and facies variation.
• Inform land use and environmental management decisions based on grouped themes like surface water and groundwater use.

Strengths

• Covers a large geographic area of approximately 130,000 square kilometres.
• Describes a significant geological depth with over 8,000 m of sedimentary rock.
• Groups information into 11 specific thematic categories for structured analysis.
• Provides specific geological context, including named troughs like Ivanhoe and Blantyre.

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

Likely compiled from geological surveys, mapping, and well data.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 12:35:33.867847; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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