Paloona Dam Site Seismic Refraction Survey, Tasmania 1960

One seismic refraction survey conducted along the Forth River near Devonport, Tasmania in 1960. The survey was requested by the Hydro-Electric Commission of Tasmania to ascertain bedrock depth and type for a proposed dam site. The data is provided by Geoscience Australia and was last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Estimate bedrock depth for dam foundation design based on seismic refraction data.
• Classify bedrock type for engineering geology assessments based on survey results.
• Model subsurface geology for infrastructure planning based on the seismic survey.

Strengths

• Data originates from a specific 1960 survey for a defined dam site project.
• The survey had a clear objective to determine bedrock depth and type.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single 1960 survey.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Seismic refraction survey

Time Range

1960

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-19 22:36:33.993069; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Forth River near Devonport, Tasmania, Australia