Southern Australian Fractured Rock Province Hydrogeological Inventory

Geoscience Australia Data provides a hydrogeological inventory for the Southern Australian Fractured Rock Province. The dataset contains descriptive attributes grouped into themes including location, geology, hydrogeology, groundwater management, and land use. It was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Map groundwater management zones based on administrative and hydrogeological boundaries.
• Study the relationship between surface water features and groundwater systems based on the described themes.
• Analyze land use and industry types in relation to groundwater availability and quality.
• Model geological history and tectonic events based on the described crustal elements and rock formations.
• Assess environmental impacts on groundwater resources based on the described environmental themes.

Strengths

• Data is structured around 11 descriptive themes including Geology, Hydrogeology, and Groundwater Management.
• Covers a geologically complex region with rock formations dating back to approximately 3,150 Ma.
• Last updated date is explicitly provided as 2026-05-14.

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

Time Range

Covers geological history from Archean to Holocene.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 03:47:44.501645; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Southern Australian Fractured Rock Province, including the Gawler Craton, Curnamona Province, and Adelaide Superbasin.