Eromanga Basin Hydrogeological Inventory Covering 1.25 Million Square Kilometers

Australia's Eromanga Basin hydrogeological inventory provides descriptive attribute information for spatial groundwater features. The dataset covers over 1,250,000 square kilometers and groups information into themes like location, geology, hydrogeology, and land use. It was published by the Australian Ocean Data Network and last updated on June 4, 2026.

Use Cases

• Map groundwater management zones based on administrative and hydrogeological boundaries
• Analyze the relationship between surface water features and aquifer systems based on physical geography and hydrogeology themes
• Study land use impacts on groundwater resources based on industry and environment attribute groupings
• Model sedimentary basin architecture based on described Jurassic to Cretaceous stratigraphic successions

Strengths

• Covers a vast geographic area of over 1,250,000 square kilometers
• Groups descriptive data into 11 structured thematic categories as listed in the description
• Part of the larger Great Artesian Basin, which covers about 22% of the Australian land surface

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 hinder machine-readability

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Time Range

Covers geological periods from Jurassic to Cretaceous.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 08:47:06.864804; freshness should be verified

Geography

Eromanga Basin in central and eastern Australia, part of the Great Artesian Basin spanning Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia, and the Northern Territory.