Product catalogue
Cenozoic geology, hydrogeology and groundwater systems: Kati Thanda - Lake Eyre Basin
<div>The Kati Thanda – Lake Eyre Basin (KT–LEB) covers about 1.2 million square kilometres of outback Australia. Although the basin is sparsely populated and relatively undeveloped it hosts nationally significant environmental and cultural heritage, including unique desert rivers, sweeping arid landscapes, and clusters of major artesian springs. The basin experiences climatic extremes that intermittently cycle between prolonged droughts and massive inland floods, with groundwater resources playing a critical role in supporting the many communities, industries, ecological systems, and thriving First Nations culture of the KT–LEB.</div><div><br></div><div>As part of Geoscience Australia’s National Groundwater Systems Project (in the Exploring for the Future Program) this report brings together contemporary data and information relevant to understanding the regional geology, hydrogeology and groundwater systems of Cenozoic rocks and sediments of the KT–LEB. This work represents the first whole-of-basin assessment into these vitally important shallow groundwater resources, which have previously received far less scientific attention than the deeper groundwater systems of the underlying Eromanga Basin (part of the Great Artesian Basin). The new knowledge and insights about the geology and hydrogeology of the basin generated by this study will benefit the many users of groundwater within the region and will help to improve sustainable management and use of groundwater resources across the KT–LEB.</div><div><br></div>
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- Date (Creation)
- 2024-05-12
- Date (Publication)
- 2024-05-15T06:41:01
- Citation identifier
- Geoscience Australia Persistent Identifier/https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/147422
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- Digital Object Identifier/https://dx.doi.org/10.26186/147422
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Publisher Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
Voice Author Evans, T.
Internal Contact Author Bishop, C.
Internal Contact Author Symington, N.
Internal Contact Author Halas, L.
Internal Contact Author Hansen, J.
Internal Contact Author Norton, C.J.
External Contact Author Hannaford, C.
External Contact Author Lewis, S.
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GA Record
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Record 2024/05
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198 pages
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This GA Record is the main product output from the first detailed groundwater basin inventory study undertaken as part of the National Groundwater Systems (NGS) Project under Exploring for the Future Program. Most of the data compilation and analysis work for this project was undertaken in 2022 and 2023, with writing and production in late 2023 and 2024. The purpose of the GA Record is to provide a clear written account of the work and key findings relevant to an improved basin-wide understanding of the Cenozoic Kati Thanda - Lake Eyre Basin, including the geology, hydrogeology and groundwater systems.
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Resource provider Minerals, Energy and Groundwater Division
External Contact Point of contact Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
Voice Point of contact LEWIS, S.
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- Geoscientific information
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Product data repository: Various Formats
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Data Store directory containing the digital product files
Data Store directory containing one or more files, possibly in a variety of formats, accessible to Geoscience Australia staff only for internal purposes
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EFTF – Exploring for the Future
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National Groundwater Systems
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hydrogeology
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groundwater
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Cenozoic
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geology
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Eyre Formation
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Namba Formation
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Kati Thanda - Lake Eyre Basin
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Tirari Sub-basin
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Callabonna Sub-basin
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Cooper Creek Palaeovalley
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palaeovalleys
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sedimentary cover
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arid zone landscapes
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geological Lake Eyre Basin
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Austral Downs Basin
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Marion-Noranside Basin
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Springvale Basin
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Old Cork Basin
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neotectonics
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geological models
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groundwater recharge
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groundwater discharge
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surface water - groundwater interaction
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springs
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wetlands
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groundwater-dependent ecosystems
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Cooper Creek Floodplain
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airborne electromagnetics
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groundwater flow systems
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groundwater conceptual models
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aquifers
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aquifer attribution
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groundwater bores
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Groundwater hydrology
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
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4.0
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© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience) 2022
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Australian Government Security Classification System
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- 2018-11-01T00:00:00
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Australian Government Security Classification System
Associated resource
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Regional hydrogeological assessment of the Kati Thanda - Lake Eyre Basin, central Australia
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- 149343
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- e71a127a-25e0-47ed-80f8-116614a45bb6
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Cooper Creek LIDAR Digital Elevation Model grids for Cooper Creek Floodplain at 10 m and 25 m resolution
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- 149835
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- 2d090eee-afa1-40cf-a092-9d2a5f9b338b
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Airborne electromagnetic (AEM) survey and conductance data for Cooper Creek floodplain and surrounds for estimating groundwater bulk conductivity and mapping potential fresh groundwater lenses
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- 149839
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- 762d5faf-a7e1-4ee4-9e2b-35f74e6536b8
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Hydrogeological datasets for Cenozoic geology, hydrogeology, and groundwater systems of the Kati Thanda - Lake Eyre Basin
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Geological datasets for Cenozoic geology, hydrogeology, and groundwater systems of the Kati Thanda - Lake Eyre Basin
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Distribution Information
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Distributor Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
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Download Record (pdf) [34.8 MB]
Download Record (pdf) [34.8 MB]
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<div>The data compilation, analysis and interpretation that underpins this GA Record on the Lake Eyre Basin was undertaken in 2022 and 2023. This work was undertaken as a desktop study using a range of existing geoscience datasets and analytical methods available to the project team. The draft GA Record was mostly written from April to June 2023, followed by initial internal review of the product in July and August 2023. The report was then updated in response to review comments (Sept to December 2023) and prepared for the GA approval process in January and February 2024. Final content, style and presentation updates to the product were completed in March and April 2024 in response to final approval feedback, ahead of finalising the report for publication in May 2024.</div>
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Australian Government Security Classification System
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- Citation identifier
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- Date info (Creation)
- 2024-05-15T06:12:01
- Date info (Revision)
- 2024-05-15T06:12:01
Metadata standard
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AU/NZS ISO 19115-1:2014
Metadata standard
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ISO 19115-1:2014
Metadata standard
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ISO 19115-3
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Geoscience Australia Community Metadata Profile of ISO 19115-1:2014
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Version 2.0, September 2018
- Citation identifier
- http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/122551