Ord Basin Hydrogeological Inventory for Groundwater Management

An inventory of descriptive attributes for the Ord Basin, an intracratonic sedimentary basin covering about 8000 square kilometres on the border of Western Australia and the Northern Territory. The dataset, provided by Geoscience Australia Data, groups information into themes including location, geology, hydrogeology, groundwater, and land use. It was last updated on 2026-04-20.

Use Cases

• Model regional groundwater flow based on the described hydrogeology and geology of the basin's three synclines.
• Assess groundwater management strategies using the inventory's thematic information on groundwater use and management.
• Study the basin's depositional history and tectonic evolution based on the described Cambrian and Devonian sedimentary rock sequences.
• Analyze land use and environmental impacts in relation to the described physical geography and surface water features.

Strengths

• Covers a defined area of about 8000 square kilometres with detailed thematic grouping.
• Describes a complex geological history including three distinct depositional phases and structural features like synclines and faults.
• Sourced from Geoscience Australia Data, a national geological survey organization.

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

Collection Method

Compilation of descriptive attribute information for spatial groundwater features, likely from geological surveys and mapping.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 02:22:01.572957; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ord Basin, on the border of Western Australia and the Northern Territory, Australia.