McArthur Basin Hydrogeological Inventory for Northern Australia

Geoscience Australia Data provides a hydrogeological inventory for the McArthur Basin, a Paleoproterozoic to Mesoproterozoic geological formation in the Northern Territory. The dataset groups descriptive attributes into themes including location, geology, hydrogeology, groundwater management, and land use. It describes a basin with a thickness estimated at 10,000 to 12,000 meters, divided into five distinct depositional packages.

Use Cases

• Model groundwater flow and resources based on described hydrogeological features.
• Assess petroleum system potential based on descriptions of Proterozoic petroleum systems.
• Analyze stratigraphic relationships using the five defined depositional packages.
• Study land use and environmental impacts in relation to described geological and hydrogeological settings.

Strengths

• Thematic organization covers 11 distinct groups including hydrogeology, geology, and land use.
• Describes a basin with significant thickness, estimated between 10,000 m and 12,000 m.
• Identifies five specific depositional packages (Wilton, Favenc, Glyde, Goyder, Redback) for detailed analysis.

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

Geoscience Australia Data

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 04:37:11.063429; freshness should be verified.

Geography

McArthur Basin in the north-east of the Northern Territory, Australia, extending under the Arafura, Georgina, and Carpentaria basins.