Galilee Basin Hydrogeological Inventory with Thematic Attribute Groups

A hydrogeological inventory for the Galilee Basin in central Queensland, containing descriptive attribute information grouped into 11 thematic categories. The data describes geological formations, aquifer systems, and land use for areas bounded by spatial groundwater features. It was produced by Geoscience Australia.

Use Cases

• Analyze groundwater management and use patterns across different land use and industry types.
• Model hydrogeology and groundwater flow using attributes of the Clematis Group, Permian coal measures, and Joe Joe Group aquifers.
• Correlate surface water features with geological and physical geography themes for environmental impact studies.
• Assess scientific stimulus and environmental factors in relation to groundwater extraction and aquifer potential.

Strengths

• Data is structured into 11 distinct thematic groups, including Hydrogeology, Geology, and Land Use.
• Describes three main groundwater systems and four main confining hydrogeological units in detail.
• Covers a large intracratonic sedimentary basin with a geological history spanning approximately 90 million years.

Limitations

• Data is provided only in PDF format, limiting machine-readability and programmatic analysis.
• The specific row count, column names, and sample data are unavailable, obscuring the dataset's granular structure.
• Descriptive attributes are bounded by spatial features, but the associated spatial index map is a separate file.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Descriptive attribute compilation for areas bounded by spatial groundwater features from a Hydrogeology Index map.

Time Range

Covers Late Carboniferous to Middle Triassic geological periods.

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Galilee Basin, central Queensland, Australia.