Hydrogeological Survey of Bathurst Island Mission Water Supply

An inspection report details the search for a domestic water bore site for the Bathurst Island Mission. The mission sits on a low, flat laterite plateau developed on Cretaceous mudstone, a poor aquifer at least 1,000 feet thick. The report recommends deepening existing wells and drilling radial horizontal holes to intersect water-bearing cavities in the laterite, which is slightly more than ten feet thick in most places.

Use Cases

• Assessing aquifer potential based on the described Cretaceous mudstone and laterite geology.
• Planning well construction and improvement strategies based on recommendations to deepen wells and drill radial holes.
• Evaluating groundwater pollution risks in the area based on the mention of pollution as an important problem.
• Studying water resource management for remote missions based on the specific case of Bathurst Island Mission.

Strengths

• Report provides specific geological details, including a Cretaceous mudstone layer at least 1,000 feet thick.
• Includes concrete engineering recommendations for well improvement and pollution mitigation.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Field inspection report.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-31 01:19:13.973416; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bathurst Island Mission area.