Galilee Basin Hydrogeological Inventory with Aquifer and Aquitard Descriptions

A geospatial dataset from the Australian Ocean Data Network provides descriptive attribute information for groundwater features in Queensland's Galilee Basin. It groups information into themes including location, demographics, geology, hydrogeology, groundwater management, and land use. The data describes aquifer systems in the Clematis Group, Permian coal measures, and Joe Joe Group, as well as confining units like the Moolayember Formation.

Use Cases

• Model regional groundwater flow based on described aquifer and aquitard units.
• Assess groundwater resource potential for pastoral and town water supplies based on hydrogeological themes.
• Analyze the relationship between land use, industry types, and groundwater management as indicated by the descriptive topics.
• Study the impact of geological structures and sedimentary history on aquifer distribution as described in the geology and hydrogeology themes.

Strengths

• Data is structured around 11 descriptive themes including Geology, Hydrogeology, and Groundwater Management.
• Specifically identifies three main groundwater systems (Clematis Group aquifer, partial aquifer of upper Permian coal measures, aquifers of the basal Joe Joe Group) and four main confining units.
• Covers a large intracratonic sedimentary basin with a depositional history spanning approximately 90 million years from the Late Carboniferous to Middle Triassic.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via data_gov_au

Time Range

Geological time range: Late Carboniferous to Middle Triassic.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 07:43:27.369652; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Galilee Basin, central Queensland, Australia.