Groundwaters from fractured bedrock aquifers beneath dryland salinity sites at Yass in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales. The dataset likely contains chemical composition data for major cations and anions, sourced from the Australian Ocean Data Network. The data was last updated on 2026-05-05.
Use Cases
- Classify hydrochemical water types based on major cation and anion concentrations mentioned in the description
- Model ion-exchange and reverse ion-exchange reactions based on the presence of clay in fractures and veins
- Analyze redox conditions based on microbially mediated reactions with organic matter described
- Trace groundwater origins based on the mention of recent meteoric waters
Strengths
- Specific geographic focus on three catchments: Dicks Creek, Williams Creek, and Spring Creek
- Describes detailed hydrochemical processes: water-rock interaction, ion-exchange, and microbially mediated reactions
- Provides salinity concentration range of 250 to 2250 mglL for the groundwater
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 and HTML formats, which may require extraction for analysis
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-05 01:32:32.975710; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Yass, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia