Money Shoal Basin Hydrogeological Inventory for Northern Australia

Geoscience Australia Data provides a hydrogeological inventory for the Money Shoal Basin, a large passive margin basin in northern Australia. The dataset groups descriptive attributes into themes including location, geology, hydrogeology, and land use. The sedimentary succession spans from the Mesozoic to the Cenozoic era, reaching a maximum thickness of 4,500 meters.

Use Cases

• Model groundwater flow based on described sedimentary groups and hydrogeological features.
• Assess geological history based on stratigraphic succession details spanning the Mesozoic to Cenozoic.
• Map land use and environmental factors based on grouped attribute themes.
• Study basin structure based on described spatial boundaries and tectonic history.

Strengths

• Descriptive attributes are grouped into 11 specific themes, including hydrogeology and groundwater management.
• Provides detailed geological context, including sedimentary thickness up to 4,500 meters and division into four stratigraphic groups.
• Covers a large, defined geographical area in northern Australia and the offshore Arafura Sea.

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 complicate automated analysis.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 14:40:37.655747; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Money Shoal Basin, northern Australia, primarily offshore in the Arafura Sea.