South-east Australian Fractured Rock Province Hydrogeological Inventory

The South-east Australian Fractured Rock Province dataset from the Australian Ocean Data Network contains descriptive attribute information for groundwater features. It covers themes including location, demographics, physical geography, surface water, geology, hydrogeology, groundwater management, land use, and scientific stimulus. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-05.

Use Cases

• Assessing groundwater availability for irrigation and town supplies based on descriptions of groundwater management and use.
• Studying groundwater flow direction influenced by fracture orientation based on hydrogeological descriptions.
• Identifying regions with mineral deposits like orogenic gold based on geological descriptions of lithological units.
• Evaluating localized recharge patterns in fractured rock aquifers based on hydrogeological themes.

Strengths

• Covers fractured rock aquifers, which comprise about 40% of Australia's groundwater.
• Includes descriptive information grouped into 11 thematic areas such as Geology, Hydrogeology, and Land Use.
• Focuses on a significant region, the Lachlan Orogen in Eastern Australia, with diverse lithological units.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The study does not include additional Orogens in the east (New England) and west (Thomson and Delamerian), limiting geographic completeness.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 04:42:44.662773; freshness should be verified.

Geography

South-east Australia, specifically the Lachlan Orogen extending from central and eastern New South Wales to Victoria and Tasmania.