Historic Groundwater Bores from the Water Measurement Information System

Historic and inactive groundwater bores previously available on the Water Measurement Information System (WMIS). The dataset is provided by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action and was last updated on 2026-04-09. It includes information for non-SOBN bores.

Use Cases

• Mapping the location of historic groundwater infrastructure based on geospatial data.
• Analyzing trends in groundwater monitoring site deactivation based on the 'historic and inactive' status.
• Integrating historical bore data with current water measurement systems for longitudinal studies.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial file formats (DWG, GDB, SHP, MIF, DXF, EXTENDED TAB, TAB), offering flexibility for different GIS tools.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license, allowing for broad reuse and distribution.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

Collection Method

Previously available on the Water Measurement Information System (WMIS).

Time Range

Historic (time range not specified).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 06:54:53.837003; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Geography not specified in the description.