Wiso Basin Hydrogeological Inventory for Central Northern Territory

140,000 square kilometres of the Wiso Basin in Australia's Northern Territory are described in this hydrogeological inventory. The dataset groups descriptive attributes into themes like Geology, Hydrogeology, and Land Use, compiled by the Australian Ocean Data Network. It details the basin's stratigraphy, including middle Cambrian rocks and the Lander Trough.

Use Cases

• Model groundwater flow based on described hydrogeological units and aquitards.
• Analyze geological history based on the described stratigraphic sequence from Cambrian to Devonian units.
• Assess land use and industry impacts on groundwater resources based on the described thematic groups.
• Correlate geological formations with neighboring basins based on the description of similar units.

Strengths

• Covers a large spatial area of approximately 140,000 square kilometres.
• Groups descriptive information into 11 specific thematic categories mentioned in the description.
• Provides detailed geological context including stratigraphy and formation hypotheses.

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 as a PDF, which may hinder direct computational analysis.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-16 20:38:12.255504; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Wiso Basin, central Northern Territory, Australia