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A preliminary overview of groundwater quality in the Northern Territory

Created 17/10/2025

Updated 17/10/2025

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Approximately 25,000 water bores are registered under the Northern Territory Water Act. Entry of bore data (including water quality data) into a computer data set has been proceeding for several years. Sufficient entered data for meaningful statistical output is only available for the arid (southern) zone. Preliminary examination of the status of arid zone bores indicates that, while failure to obtain adequate yield is the major reason for unsuccessful drilling, unsuitable water quality has resulted in the rejection of 26% of bores obtaining an otherwise sufficient supply for community water supply purposes.

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Title A preliminary overview of groundwater quality in the Northern Territory
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/f62e6d45-cb75-497f-8f76-f54324990d13
Contact Point
Geoscience Australia Data
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Reference Period 20/04/2018
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "A preliminary overview of groundwater quality in the Northern Territory". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/a-preliminary-overview-of-groundwater-quality-in-the-northern-territory