Seismic Refraction Surveys for Logan River and Burnett Creek Dam Sites, Queensland 1959

Bureau of Mineral Resources seismic refraction surveys at three potential dam sites near Rathdowney in southern Queensland. The surveys were conducted in 1959 for the Irrigation and Water Supply Commission of Queensland to support development of the Logan River valley. Data is provided by Geoscience Australia Data.

Use Cases

• Assess subsurface rock and soil properties for dam foundation stability based on seismic refraction data.
• Model geological structures at proposed dam sites to inform engineering design.
• Analyze historical geophysical survey methods and data from the 1950s.

Strengths

• Surveys conducted by the authoritative Bureau of Mineral Resources.
• Data is associated with a specific development project for the Logan River valley.
• Surveys were conducted at three distinct dam sites: Logan River 953M, Logan River 996M, and Burnett Creek 149M.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to data_gov_au.

Provenance

Source

Bureau of Mineral Resources (now Geoscience Australia)

Collection Method

Seismic refraction surveys.

Time Range

1959

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 03:27:44.384635; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Dam sites near Rathdowney, southern Queensland, Australia.