Authors / CoAuthors
Dunn, P.G.
Abstract
An inspection of the area around Bathurst Island Mission was made to pick a bore site for domestic water for the Mission. The Mission is on a low, flat laterite plateau that has developed on Cretaceous mudstone. The mudstone is at least 1,000feet thick and is a poor aquifer, so that the underground water supply will be restricted to the laterite, which is slightly more than ten feet thick in most places. The existing wells should be deepened, and radial horizontal holes should be drilled in the hope of intersecting more water-bearing cavities in the laterite. Pollution is an important problem in this area. All abandoned wells should be filled in and the wells that are in use should have a concrete curb around the top and should be tightly covered.
Product Type
document
eCat Id
10911
Contact for the resource
Custodian
Owner
Custodian
Cnr Jerrabomberra Ave and Hindmarsh Dr GPO Box 378
Canberra
ACT
2601
Australia
Keywords
-
- GA PublicationRecord
-
- AU-NT
- Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC)
-
- Earth Sciences
-
- Published_External
Publication Date
1962-01-01T00:00:00
Creation Date
Security Constraints
Legal Constraints
Status
Purpose
Maintenance Information
unknown
Topic Category
geoscientificInformation
Series Information
Record 1962/021
Lineage
Legacy product, lineage not available
Parent Information
Extents
[-11.5, -11.5, 130.3, 130.3]
Reference System
Spatial Resolution
Service Information
Associations
Source Information
Legacy product, source data not available.