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Walsh, C. | Buckerfield, S. | Raiber, M. | Suckow, A.
Abstract
<div>This dataset comprises hydrochemistry results for groundwater, surface water, and rainwater samples collected as part of the Upper Darling Floodplain groundwater study. Associated methods, interpretation, and integration with other datasets are found in the Upper Darling Floodplain geological and hydrogeological assessment (Geoscience Australia Ecat ID:149689). This project is part of the Exploring for the Future (EFTF) program, an eight-year, $225 million Australian Government funded geoscience data and precompetitive information acquisition program. The dataset contains 68 groundwater samples, 17 surface water samples, and four rainwater samples. Groundwater samples are from the Cenozoic formations within the alluvium of the Darling River, the Great Artesian Basin, and the Murray geological basin. Surface water samples are from the Darling River, and rainwater samples were taken within the study area. Subsets of the samples were analysed for major ions and trace metals, stable isotopes of water (δ2H and δ18O), radiocarbon (14C), stable carbon isotopes (δ13C), strontium isotopes (87Sr/86Sr), sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) isotopes, chlorine-36 (36Cl), noble gases, and Radon-222. The results were used to inform a range of hydrogeological questions including aquifer distribution and quality, inter-aquifer connectivity, and groundwater-surface water connectivity. </div><div><br></div>
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dataset
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149472
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- EFTF – Exploring for the Future
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- Upper Darling Floodplain
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- Darling River
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- hydrochemistry
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- groundwater
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- groundwater systems
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- Inorganic geochemistryIsotope geochemistry
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2024-06-28T03:49:44
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2024-04-19T12:00:00
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The purpose of this product is to provide the hydrochemistry data collected as part of the Upper Darling Floodplain groundwater project as a complete dataset and readily downloadable product. It is also available through the Geoscience Australia portal (https://portal.ga.gov.au/).
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<div>The samples analysed to create this dataset were collected across multiple field campaigns in June-July 2022, October 2022, March 2023, and June-July 2023. The analyses were conducted by multiple professional laboratories. Details of laboratories, analytical procedures, and quality assurance/quality control are included in the Upper Darling Floodplain geological and hydrogeological assessment report and associated appendices (Geoscience Australia Ecat ID:148704). </div>
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[-38, -28, 140, 154]
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GDA94 / geographic 2D (EPSG: 4283)
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