Descriptive attribute information for groundwater features in the Port Phillip and Westernport basins in south-central Victoria. The dataset is grouped into themes including location, geology, hydrogeology, groundwater management, and land use. It was published by the Australian Ocean Data Network and last updated on 2026-04-16.
Use Cases
- Map groundwater management zones based on administrative boundaries and groundwater features.
- Analyze relationships between surface water and groundwater based on the hydrogeology theme.
- Study geological history and stratigraphy based on descriptions of formations like the Yaloak and Werribee.
- Assess land use impacts on groundwater based on the land use and industry types theme.
- Model sedimentary basin evolution based on descriptions of fault boundaries and depocentres like the Sorrento Graben.
Strengths
- Descriptive information is organized into 11 thematic groups, including Geology, Hydrogeology, and Groundwater Management.
- Provides detailed geological context for two basins, including specific formations, faults, and depositional phases.
- Last updated date is explicitly provided: 2026-04-16 16:00:00.504562.
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 hinder direct computational analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Freshness
- 2026-04-16 16:00:00.504562
- Geography
- Port Phillip and Westernport basins, south-central Victoria, Australia