Officer Basin Hydrogeological Inventory and Structural Analysis

Officer Basin hydrogeological inventory provides descriptive attribute information for spatial groundwater features across Australia's Officer Basin. The dataset covers an area of approximately 525,000 square kilometres and was published by the Australian Ocean Data Network. It was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze groundwater management policies using attributes from the 'Groundwater management and use' theme.
• Model sedimentary depositional environments using features describing marine, fluvial, aeolian, and glacial systems.
• Correlate structural zones like marginal overthrust or salt diapir regions with hydrogeological characteristics.
• Study basin evolution by examining data on geological sequences from Neoproterozoic to Late Devonian periods.
• Assess land use and industry impacts on groundwater using attributes from the 'Land use and industry types' theme.

Strengths

• Covers a vast spatial area of approximately 525,000 square kilometres.
• Describes a thick sedimentary sequence with depth up to 10,000 metres.
• Groups descriptive data into 11 structured thematic categories including Hydrogeology, Geology, and Land use.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, column details, and sample data are unavailable.
• Data is provided only in PDF format, limiting machine-readability and analysis.
• Temporal coverage for the inventory data itself is not specified, only the geological time range.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, part of the National Hydrogeological Inventory.

Collection Method

Compilation of descriptive attribute information for spatial groundwater features from associated Hydrogeology Index maps.

Time Range

Geological sequences span from Neoproterozoic to Late Devonian periods.

Freshness

Last updated in April 2026.

Geography

Officer Basin in central Australia.