The Surface Hydrology Points (Regional) dataset provides a set of related features classes to be used as the basis of the production of consistent hydrological information. This dataset contains a geometric representation of major hydrographic point elements - both natural and artificial. This dataset is the best available data supplied by Jurisdictions and aggregated by Geoscience Australia it is intended for defining hydrological features.

As a result of abnormal rains in 1950, a considerable body of water has been impounded in Lake George, situated in New South Wales, but only 20 miles north of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Local reports claim a depth of water of 30 feet in the Lake and these reports have prompted the Advisory Council of the Australian Capital Territory to investigate the possibility of developing the lake as a recreational resort. As a first step in this investigation the Council has asked the Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics for an opinion as to how long a considerable body of water may be retained in the lake.

The Commonwealth Flax Production Committee conducts a flax mill at Ballarat. The flax is first treated with water and 25,000 gallons per day are used in the process. After the treatment, the water is allowed to run to waste, and is at present being conducted through an earthen drain to natural drainage channels. This disposal of effluent water is not approved by the Ballarat Council, and other means of disposal have to be found. The objective of the present investigation was to determine if another borehole could be suitably sited to dispose of the effluent. The geology of the area, possibilities of disposal, and recommendations are discussed in this report. Two accompanying plates are included.

Report on the possibilities of underground water on Piney Creek pastoral lease. This report follows a visit to the lease conducted in response to a request for advice regarding water supply.

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This study explores how differences in ionic composition of south-eastern Australian saline lake waters, caused by path differentiation according to the Eugster-Jones-Hardie models of solute evolution and halite recycling, influence species composition of ostracod faunas. Ostracod occurrences are reported as physiologically important ionic ratios set in a marine-meteoric framework, with chemical boundaries determined by mixing and evaporation models. The occurrence of halophilous ostracods coincides with changes in the ionic structure of lake waters. Chemical diversity is found to be biologically important, with most ostracods preferring a specific pathway of the Eugster-Jones-Hardie models. Path preference predominantly reflects the different tolerance ranges of species to a combination of Na⁺/H⁺, Na⁺/Ca²⁺ and alkalinity/Cl^- activity ratios, which probably govern acid-base balance and Na⁺ and CA²⁺ regulation. An Alkalinity/Cl^- activity ratio of ~-2.3 corresponds to the main division in the ostracod data and reflects the abrupt change in alkalinity/Cl^- ratios that occurs when a seawater-like solute matrix is diluted with a large amount of meteoric water (95%). Most halobiont ostracods occur in waters enriched with Na-Cl as a result of halite recycling. Evidence is presented that the same geochemical processes are relevant to other aquatic organisms (e.g. zooplankton, diatoms, insects) found in salt water.

A PowerPoint presentation showing regional interpretations of data from the Frome airborne electromagnetic survey, presented at a workshop on 30 November 2011 at the University of Adelaide, South Australia

Benthic nutrient fluxes from the sediments were measured at three Sites in the Bombah Broadwater of Myall Lakes during the winter (June) of 2000. Surface sediments (0-1 cm) and two cores were collected at each site and processed for measurements of carbon and nitrogen isotopic composition of the OM (organic matter), biomarkers and bulk sediment composition (OM and major cations). Pore waters were extracted from sediments and measured for both organic and inorganic metabolites. Biomarker, benthic flux data and the compositions of inorganic metabolites in pore waters indicated that Redfield OM (organic matter) was predominant in the sediments and mostly diatomaceous and probably responsible for the observed release of nutrients from the sediments to t he overlying waters. Carbon degradation rates in the sediments, during these winter month, varied between 5-47 mmol m-2 d-1 (60-564 µg m-2d-1) and were highest in the muddy sediments (mean = 21.3 +/-12.7 mmol m-2 d-1) as compared to the sandy sediments (mean = 11.6 +/-4.8 mmol m-2 d-1). DIN fluxes were less than those predicted from CO2 fluxes and Redfield stoichiometry and the `missing nitrogen' (subsequently determined by mass spectrometry as N2) was indicative of denitrification in the surface sediments. Rates of denitrification calculated from N2 directly and from `missing N' were similar and up to 5.1 mmol N m-2 d-1. There was no evidence of organic metabolite fluxes although the organic and inorganic metabolite concentrations were similar in the pore waters. Denitrification efficiencies were high (mean = 80 +/- 4%) in the sandy sediments and lower (although there was considerable variability) in the muddy sediments (mean =38% +/- 9%). Most DIP (generally > 70%) liberated to pore waters during OM degradation was not released into overlying waters but remained trapped and enriched in surface sediments. Benthic nutrient fluxes (average DIN/DIP = 131) were preferentially enriched in N compared to the OM (N/P = 16) raining into the sediments. Adjective biophysical processes (not diffusive) dominated the fluxes of metabolites across the sediment -water interface.

Shows point location of large reservoirs in Australia owned by a public authority. Attribute information includes: -name of the dam wall and associated water body -name of the stream on which it is located -storage capacity and surface area of the water body -ownership -construction details of the dam wall. Data is captured from 1:1 million scale source material. Data is suitable for use in GIS applications. Product Specifications Coverage: Australia Currency: August 1990 Coordinates: Geographical Datum: AGD66 Format: ArcInfo Export, ArcView Shapefile and MapInfo mid/mif Medium: Free online and CD-ROM (fee applies)