Eromanga Basin Hydrogeological Inventory for the Great Artesian Basin

1,250,000 square kilometres of the Eromanga Basin in central and eastern Australia are covered by this hydrogeological inventory from Geoscience Australia. The dataset groups descriptive attributes into themes including location, geology, hydrogeology, groundwater management, and land use. It describes the basin's Mesozoic sedimentary rocks and their complex depositional history influenced by Gondwana's breakup.

Use Cases

• Model groundwater flow and aquifer properties based on described hydrogeological and geological features.
• Analyze the relationship between land use, industry, and groundwater management in the basin.
• Study sedimentary basin evolution and stratigraphic architecture based on the described Jurassic to Cretaceous successions.
• Map potential groundwater-dependent environmental features, such as spring sites, based on described aquifer discharge patterns.

Strengths

• Covers a vast area of approximately 1,250,000 square kilometres.
• Attributes are thematically grouped into 11 distinct categories, including hydrogeology and groundwater management.
• Provides detailed geological context on the basin's Mesozoic sedimentary history and tectonic influences.

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 direct computational analysis.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Time Range

Jurassic to Cretaceous geological periods

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 13:58:24.122034; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Eromanga Basin, central and eastern Australia, part of the Great Artesian Basin