Paloona Dam Site Seismic Refraction Survey, Tasmania 1960

A 1960 seismic refraction survey conducted along the Forth River near Devonport, Tasmania. 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.

Use Cases

• Estimate bedrock depth for dam foundation design based on seismic refraction data.
• Characterize bedrock type for engineering suitability assessments.
• Analyze subsurface geological structure for infrastructure planning.
• Support historical geotechnical studies for the Forth River region.

Strengths

• Data is tied to a specific, historically significant civil engineering project.
• Survey purpose and requester (Hydro-Electric Commission of Tasmania) are clearly documented.

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 2026-05-31 01:14:10.079976; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Forth River near Devonport, Tasmania, Australia