Money Shoal Basin Hydrogeological Inventory for Northern Australia

Australian Ocean Data Network provides descriptive attribute information for the Money Shoal Basin, a large passive margin basin in northern Australia. The dataset groups information into themes including location, geology, hydrogeology, groundwater management, and land use. The basin's sedimentary succession spans from the Mesozoic to Cenozoic era, reaching a maximum thickness of 4,500 meters.

Use Cases

• Analyze sedimentary basin structure based on stratigraphic groups described (Troughton, Flamingo, Bathurst Island, Woodbine)
• Study groundwater management and use patterns based on the hydrogeology and groundwater themes
• Map geological and hydrogeological features based on the spatial groundwater feature mentioned
• Assess land use and industry types in relation to the basin's physical geography and environment

Strengths

• Descriptive topics are grouped into 11 distinct themes, providing a structured inventory
• The basin's sedimentary succession spans from the Mesozoic to Cenozoic era, offering a long geological timeframe
• Maximum sediment thickness is specified as 4,500 meters in the northwest

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 2026-05-05 01:41:02.617630; freshness should be verified

Geography

Money Shoal Basin, northern Australia, mainly offshore in the Arafura Sea