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Australian Water Information Dictionary

interim aquifer framework

A two tiered system of geological units aggregated to aquifers (and sometimes aquitards) of similar hydrogeological characteristics. When available, it will be replaced by the National Groundwater Information System.

Related:

• Geofabric Groundwater Cartography
• aquifer
• IAF
• aquitard

This definition applies to:

• Glossary for Water data: Geofabric

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