Maryborough-Nambour Basin Hydrogeological Inventory with Geological Descriptions

A hydrogeological inventory dataset for the Maryborough-Nambour Basin in Australia, aggregated by the Australian Ocean Data Network. Descriptive topics are grouped into themes including location, demographics, geology, hydrogeology, groundwater management, and land use. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-05.

Use Cases

• Analyze groundwater management and use based on administrative and environmental themes.
• Study geological formations and stratigraphy based on descriptions of Cretaceous and Cenozoic units.
• Map land use and industry types based on the thematic grouping of surface attributes.
• Model groundwater flow based on hydrogeological and physical geography features.
• Compare basin characteristics based on the distinct geological descriptions of the Maryborough and Nambour Basins.

Strengths

• Descriptive topics are grouped into 11 specific themes, providing a structured inventory.
• Contains detailed geological descriptions, including stratigraphic units with thicknesses up to 450 meters.
• Last updated date is explicitly provided: 2026-05-05.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05.

Geography

Maryborough-Nambour Basin, Queensland, Australia