Gippsland Basin Hydrogeological Inventory with Geological History

Descriptive attribute information for groundwater features in the Gippsland Basin, grouped into themes including location, demographics, geology, and groundwater management. The dataset is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on May 5, 2026. The basin's geological history spans from the Late Jurassic to the present day, characterized by four tectonic phases and diverse sedimentary deposits.

Use Cases

• Mapping groundwater management zones based on the compartmentalized basin structure described.
• Analyzing stratigraphic relationships using the described Strzelecki, Latrobe, Seaspray, and Sale groups.
• Studying the influence of tectonic evolution on sedimentation patterns based on the four-phase history.
• Correlating land use and industry types with hydrogeological features as grouped in the inventory themes.

Strengths

• Descriptive information is grouped into 11 thematic areas, including Geology, Hydrogeology, and Groundwater Management.
• The geological description covers a long time range from the Late Jurassic to the Holocene.
• The dataset is associated with a spatial Hydrogeology Index map, suggesting geospatial context.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The data is provided in PDF format, which may hinder direct computational analysis.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Time Range

Geological history from Late Jurassic to present; dataset update date is 2026-05-05.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 00:55:56.117496; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Gippsland Basin, Australia