MODFLOW modelled potentiometric surface (m), lower Teriary aquifer

dataset: MODFLOW_HEAD_LTA
MODFLOW modelled potentiometric surface (m AHD) within the lower Teriary aquifer. As calculated by the ecoMarkets groundwater modelling project. North East - no lower tertiary geology Goulburn Broken - Layer 6 - Renmark Group North Central - Layer 8 - Renmark Group Mallee - Layer 4 - Renmark Group (and Layer 3 where Parilla Sand directly overlies the Renmark Group in the east) Wimmera - Layer 6 - Renmark Group (Olney Formation & Warina Sand) Glenelg Hopkins - Layer 4 - Dilwyn Aquifer, Lower Mepunga Aquifer, Timboon Sand Aquifer Corangamite - Layer 5 - Demons Bluff Formation, Eastern View Formation, Timboon Sand, Pebble Point Formation, Clifton Formation, Wiridjil Formation Port Phillip - Layer 5 - Werribee Formation, Childers Formation, Older Volcanics West Gippsland - Layer 6 - Traralgon Formation, Older Volcanics (Carrajung Formation) East Gippsland - Conceptual Layer 5 - LaTrobe Group, Traralgon Formation For further information: https://ensym.dse.vic.gov.au/home/aboutensym Harbaugh, A.W., and McDonald, M.G., 1996, User's documentation for MODFLOW-96, an update to the U.S. Geological Survey modular finite-difference ground-water flow model: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-485, 56 p
 
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MODFLOW modelled potentiometric surface (m), lower Teriary aquifer

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ANZLIC Id
ANZVI0803004637 
Jurisdiction
Victoria 
Topic category
  • Inland waters
  • Geoscientific information
 

Resource Constraints

Use limitation
Available under license. All use must be approved by the DSE ecoMarkets data custodian. 
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Unclassified  

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Other Dataset Details

Date ( Revision )
2013-05-28
Status
Completed  
Purpose
Modflow potentiometric surface estimates can be used for: - salinity risk assesments - assesing change in volume of groundwater resource - validating modelling results - surface water groundwater interaction assesments - contaminant modelling 
Format
DIGITAL - ArcView ascii grid 12 
Supplemental Information
Related Documents: None 
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed  
 

Spatial

Spatial representation type
Grid  
Description
General - Victoria 
Reference system identifier
4283

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Temporal

Begin date
2011-10-01 
End date
2011-11-28 
 

Resolution

Horizontal Accuracy
100m  
 

Quality

Missing Data
State of Victoria (apart from Corangamite CMA) 
Attribute Quality
Potentiometric surface estimates vary in accuracy based on each individual groundwater models performance. Relative changes will be more meaningful than absolute values. 
Positional Accuracy
Precision: 200m Determination: Based on the scale of input datasets 
 

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Dataset Source: ecoMarkets MODFLOW models Dataset Originality: Primary 
 

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urn:uuid / d5b44452-d08e-58a9-8201-e3cc03c345ea

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Date info ( Creation )
2025-11-25T12:20:21
Date info ( Revision )
2025-11-25T14:45:57
Standard Name
ISO 19115-3:2018 
Profile Name
DELWP Profile 
Profile Version
Version 1 
Profile Date
2019-05-24  
 

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