Cenozoic geology, hydrogeology and groundwater systems: Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre Basin ...

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 landscape...

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Main Authors: S., LEWIS, T., Evans, C., Bishop, N., Symington, L., Halas, J., Hansen, C.J., Norton, C., Hannaford, S., Lewis
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2024
Subjects:
EFTF – Exploring for the Future
National Groundwater Systems
hydrogeology
groundwater
Cenozoic
geology
Eyre Formation
Namba Formation
Kati Thanda - Lake Eyre Basin
Tirari Sub-basin
Callabonna Sub-basin
Cooper Creek Palaeovalley
palaeovalleys
sedimentary cover
arid zone landscapes
geological Lake Eyre Basin
Austral Downs Basin
Marion-Noranside Basin
Springvale Basin
Old Cork Basin
neotectonics
geological models
groundwater recharge
groundwater discharge
surface water - groundwater interaction
springs
wetlands
groundwater-dependent ecosystems
Cooper Creek Floodplain
airborne electromagnetics
groundwater flow systems
groundwater conceptual models
aquifers
aquifer attribution
groundwater bores
Groundwater hydrology
Published_External
Austral
Kati
First Nations
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.26186/147422
https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/147422
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Summary: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. 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 ...

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