Eucla Basin Hydrogeological Inventory with Geological History

A geospatial inventory of the Eucla Basin in Australia, covering an area of approximately 1,150,000 square kilometres. The dataset, provided by Geoscience Australia, groups descriptive attributes into themes including location, geology, hydrogeology, groundwater management, and land use. It describes the basin's Cenozoic marine sediments, major subdivisions, and geological history from the Eocene to Pliocene periods.

Use Cases

• Model regional groundwater flow based on described hydrogeological units and basin structure.
• Study Cenozoic sediment deposition and marine transgressions based on the described geological history and formations.
• Assess land use and environmental impacts on groundwater based on the thematic attribute groups.
• Map karstification and topographic development based on described Pliocene geological processes.

Strengths

• Covers an extensive area of approximately 1,150,000 square kilometres.
• Groups data into 11 specific thematic categories for structured analysis.
• Describes a consistent sedimentary succession and provides specific formation names (e.g., Wilson Bluff Limestone).

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

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Likely compiled from geological surveys and spatial mapping exercises.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 12:54:29.296072; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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