Eucla Basin Hydrogeological Inventory Covering 1.15 Million Square Kilometers

An Australian Ocean Data Network dataset provides descriptive hydrogeological attribute information for the Eucla Basin. The basin covers approximately 1,150,000 square kilometers along Australia's southern margin and contains the world's largest grouping of onshore Cenozoic marine sediments. Data topics include location, demographics, physical geography, surface water, geology, hydrogeology, groundwater management, land use, and scientific stimulus.

Use Cases

• Model groundwater flow and aquifer characteristics based on the described Cenozoic sedimentary units and basin subdivisions.
• Assess groundwater management strategies based on the described administrative and land use information.
• Study the geological evolution of marine basins based on the described sequence of limestone formations and transgression events.
• Analyze the relationship between surface water, land use, and groundwater resources based on the grouped descriptive themes.

Strengths

• Covers an extensive area of approximately 1,150,000 square kilometers.
• Includes descriptive information grouped into 11 distinct thematic categories.
• Describes a globally significant geological feature: the world's largest grouping of onshore Cenozoic marine sediments.

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 direct computational analysis.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 08:27:02.921425; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Eucla Basin, Australia, stretching over 2000 km east-west and extending about 350 km inland from the southern coastline.