McArthur Basin Hydrogeological Inventory with 11 Attribute Themes

The McArthur Basin dataset contains descriptive attribute information grouped into 11 themes including Location, Hydrogeology, and Groundwater Management. The basin is a Paleoproterozoic to Mesoproterozoic geological formation with an estimated thickness of 10,000 to 12,000 meters, reaching up to 15,000 meters in some areas. It is published by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on April 16, 2026.

Use Cases

• Mapping groundwater resources based on hydrogeological and groundwater management attributes
• Analyzing petroleum system potential based on geological and stratigraphic package descriptions
• Studying basin stratigraphy and geological history based on the division into five depositional packages
• Assessing land use and environmental impacts based on surface water and land use themes

Strengths

• Descriptive information is organized into 11 distinct thematic groups
• Basin thickness is estimated with specific ranges (10,000-12,000 m, up to 15,000 m)
• The basin is divided into five named depositional packages (Wilton, Favenc, Glyde, Goyder, Redback)

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-16 14:32:10.184377; freshness should be verified

Geography

McArthur Basin in the north-east of the Northern Territory, Australia