A geospatial database identifies and describes natural water assets across the state of Victoria, Australia. The dataset includes features such as lakes, rivers, creeks, wetlands, water storages, estuaries, groundwater aquifers, springs, and large marine intertidal zones. It is provided by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action and was last updated in April 2026.
Use Cases
- Map the distribution of natural water bodies based on the listed feature types like lakes and rivers.
- Conduct watershed analysis and hydrological modeling based on the river and creek network.
- Assess wetland conservation areas based on the wetland and estuary features.
- Model groundwater resources based on the inclusion of aquifer and spring data.
- Analyze coastal zone environments based on the large marine intertidal zones.
Strengths
- Covers a wide range of natural water feature types as listed in the description.
- Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.
- Available in multiple geospatial file formats including SHP, GDB, and DXF.
- Maintained by a state government department (Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Excludes specific irrigation and water supply infrastructure, limiting utility for some engineering studies.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
- Collection Method
- Likely compiled from government surveys and mapping programs.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-08 23:13:24.056123; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- State of Victoria, Australia