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RB 60/00124 Report of reconnaissance resistivity surveys, southern Yorke Peninsula.
In September 1964 and June 1965 an exploratory survey found good hydrological – geophysical correlation for the sedimentary formations in Southern Yorke Peninsula. Further work is warranted to delimit the boundaries of the aquifers and the extent of...-
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Published: 16 Jun 1965
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RB 78/00064 Port Lincoln Hospital extension, foundation investigation.
3 holes were drilled to 5 metres.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 86/00024 Sediment organism zonation and the evolution of Holocene tidal sequences in southern Australia.
Regressive intertidal sequences, with well developed zonation of flora and fauna, occur extensively around the margins of the 2 major SA gulfs and within small embayments along the exposed coastline of Eyre Peninsula. This paper summarises and...-
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Published: 01 Apr 1986
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RB 76/00120 Stenhouse Bay gypsum deposits, core sampling of Snow Lake and Spider Lake.
Gypsum reserves in Snow Lake and Spider Lake within Innes National Park on southern Yorke Peninsula have been delineated by core sampling and auger drilling. Snow Lake contains indicated geological reserves of 2.8 million tonnes of gypsum to an...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 77/00050 Groundwater resources available for South-East town water supplies, review no. 3, Naracoorte.
Naracoorte town water supply can be increased by drilling additional production wells to the confined Knight Group sand aquifer which occurs at a depth of about 150 m below the town. D-rawdown interference from nearby production wells is expected to...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 83/00054 Comaum sand deposit - Report no. 1. Reconnaissance auger drilling 1981-1982 and survey of existing pits.
69 auger holes (303 metres) have shown deposit (2.9 km long, 300 x 400 metres wide and 2 x 10 metres thick) of coarse sand in Pleistocene Bridgewater Formation, largely on State Forest Reserve. Of existing pits, Proviss pit was closed and Gartners pit...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1983
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RB 87/00135 Report on groundwater of the Carribie Basin.
The Carribie Basin is in the western portion of Yorke Peninsula. The aquifer is unconfined Bridgewater Formation, recharged by direct infiltration of rainfall. Results of the interpretation of previous geophysical surveys, pump testing analysis and...-
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Published: 01 May 1988
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RB 81/00004 Geology of islands within the Investigator Group, ELLISTON 1:250 000 map sheet.
Major units present are 2 suites of Middle Proterozoic granite and Middle Pleistocene calcarenite. The older granite suite has an age of about 1585 Ma, while the other suite had intrusive age of 1457 +- 25 Ma. The granites are enriched in K2O and SiO2.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1981
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RB 78/00022 Eyre Peninsula groundwater survey, Uley South Basin. Progress report no. 5 - Water balance and safe yield.
Drilling and testing of well HDO22 to 26 metres has confirmed relationship between high transmissivity and low hydraulic gradient within the basin.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 78/00020 Groundwater investigations in southern Yorke Peninsula - Marion Bay and Stenhouse Bay.
7 drill holes (105 metres) and 2 well discharge tests were carried out.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 77/00021 Disposal of effluent at Kraft cheese factory, Mil Lel, Mount Gambier. Progress report no. 1 to June 1976.
A monitoring programme has been established, in a paddock immediately north of the factory, to ascertain the effect of sprinkler disposal of partly treated factory effluent on soil, herbage and groundwater.composition. The aim of the investigation is...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 79/00021 Foundation drilling at Robe slipway - Lake Butler.
Foundation testing for a building project at Robe aimed at strengthening the existing slipway has shown the presence of medium strength Bridgewater Formation limestone at a depth of less than 2 m, which should provide an adequate bearing horizon for...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 88/00093 Fowlers Bay rotary drilling report and revision of the Quaternary geology around Fowlers Bay.
Shallow drilling (<30 metres) at 14 sites intersected a regressive coastal sequence of Quaternary bioclastic sediments deposited in coastal aeolian, littoral, lagoonal and evaporative-lagoonal environments. Major calcrete carapaces assist the...-
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Published: 01 Dec 1988
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RB 90/00074 Explanatory Notes for the ELLISTON 1:250 000 map sheet.
There is no abstract created for this record-
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Published: 01 Nov 1990
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RB 96/00011 Assessment of the Tertiary sand aquifer, County Musgrave Proclaimed Wells Area, Eyre Peninsula.
The groundwater resources of the Tertiary sand aquifer in the County Musgrave Proclaimed Wells Area (PWA) have been reviewed in order to assess the potential for their use to augment groundwater currently extracted from the unconfined Quaternary...-
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Published: 01 Apr 1996
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RB 96/00010 Musgrave Proclaimed Wells Area groundwater assessment.
The County Musgrave Proclaimed Wells Area on Eyre Peninsula, situated mainly near Elliston and extending eastwards towards Lock, contains a number of small groundwater lenses of potable quality which are surrounded by brackish to saline groundwater....-
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Published: 01 Jan 1994
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RB 98/00005 Padthaway Irrigation Area, South-East, South Australia. Groundwater quality investigation. Drilling program, December 1996 - January 1997.
In the main irrigation area of the Padthaway Proclaimed Wells Area, viticulture is the dominant form of agriculture, and has been since the early 1970s. Local groundwater, extracted from the underlying Quaternary unconfined aquifer, is used...-
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Published: 20 Feb 1998
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RB 98/00004 Groundwater quality investigations, Padthaway Irrigation Area. Hydrogeological appraisal of management plan. Option one: sourcing groundwater from the Naracoorte Ranges.
The main source of irrigation water in the intensely irrigated area of the Padthaway Proclaimed Wells Area is groundwater extracted from the underlying unconfined aquifer. Excess irrigation water, that is, water applied to the crops but not used,...-
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Published: 20 Feb 1998
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RB 98/00032 Assessment of the groundwater impacts of various management options to mitigate the salinity increase in the Padthaway irrigation area.
An increase in groundwater salinity in parts of the Padthaway area threatens the sustainability of established irrigation developments. A number of management options to mitigate the groundwater salinity increase are being considered by State...-
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Published: 01 Oct 1998
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RB 90/00027 Quaternary evolution of the Robe Naracoorte coastal plain - An excursion guide.
The Robe-Naracoorte coastal plain provides a unique record of Quaternary sea level changes through the preservation of a large number of shoreline sequences corresponding to repetitive sea level high-stands. This record has resulted from a combination...-
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Published: 01 Apr 1990
