One Tree Reef Geomorphological Evolution, Southern Great Barrier Reef

Geoscience Australia Data provides a study of the geomorphological evolution of One Tree Reef in the southern Great Barrier Reef. The description details the reef's asymmetrical triangular shape, measuring 5.5 km by 3 km, and its development from a karst platform over the last 9,600-9,000 years. It describes the present sediment pattern controlled by wave energy and tidal transport within the lagoon.

Use Cases

• Model reef growth and accretion patterns based on described sea-level changes and vertical/lateral accretion processes.
• Analyze sediment transport and deposition based on described wave refraction, diffraction, and tidal swash sorting.
• Study the influence of paleo-sea-levels on modern reef structure based on the described karst platform origin.
• Map coastal geomorphology based on the detailed physical dimensions and shape description of the reef.

Strengths

• Provides specific physical dimensions: 5.5 km long and 3 km wide.
• Includes detailed temporal references for geological events, such as emergence before 9600-9000 years B.P. and growth by 4400 years B.P.
• Describes specific geomorphological processes like wave refraction, diffraction, and swash sorting.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data files are in PDF and HTML formats, which may require extraction for quantitative analysis.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Time Range

Covers geological evolution from before 9,600-9,000 years B.P. to present.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 04:30:31.868784; freshness should be verified.

Geography

One Tree Reef, Capricorn Group, Southern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.