One Tree Reef Evolution and Sediment Patterns, Southern Great Barrier Reef

One Tree Reef is a 5.5 km long, 3 km wide asymmetrical triangular reef in the Capricorn Group. The dataset describes its evolution from a karst platform 10-25m below sea level, emergent before 9600-9000 years B.P., to its present shape influenced by a southeasterly wave regime established by 4400 years B.P. Geoscience Australia Data provides this information on the reef's geomorphology and lagoonal sedimentation processes.

Use Cases

• Modeling coral reef geomorphological evolution based on described accretion patterns and sea-level history.
• Analyzing sediment transport and deposition patterns based on described wave energy and lagoonal processes.
• Studying the impact of historical sea-level change on reef structure based on the emergence timeline.
• Mapping present reef shape and energy patterns based on the described symmetrical wave refraction.

Strengths

• Description includes specific dimensions (5.5 km long, 3 km wide) and depth ranges (10 to 25m below sea level).
• Provides precise historical timelines (emergent before 9600-9000 years B.P., wave regime by 4400 years B.P.).
• Authored by the authoritative organization Geoscience Australia Data.

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 HTML and PDF formats, which may require extraction for computational analysis.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Likely contains scientific observations and analysis of reef structure and history.

Time Range

Covers evolution from before 9600-9000 years B.P. to present.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 16:19:19.384542; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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