Copyright and Creative Commons Information
National Groundwater Information System
The System's data is subject to copyright. The System comprises several datasets: bores, bore logs, georasters, geovolumes, aquifers and groundwater management areas. Please note that a data owner may apply different terms and conditions for using each dataset.
Data owners using the Creative Commons licence
The data owners listed below have made their data available under a Creative Commons licence. Click Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence to obtain the terms of that licence, and include the attribution specified below when reusing their material.
| State/Territory | Data provider | Attribution |
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Australian Capital Territory |
Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate |
© ACT Environment Protection Authority |
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New South Wales |
Water NSW |
© WaterNSW |
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Northern Territory |
Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security |
© Northern Territory Government (Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security) |
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Northern Territory |
Power and Water Corporation (Power and Water) |
© Power and Water Corporation (Power and Water) |
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Queensland |
Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water |
© State of Queensland (Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water) |
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South Australia |
Department for Environment and Water |
© Crown in right of the State of South Australia |
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Tasmania |
Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania |
© State of Tasmania (Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania) |
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Victoria |
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action |
© State of Victoria ( Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action) |
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Western Australia |
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development |
© State of Western Australia (Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development) |
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Western Australia |
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation |
© State of Western Australia (Department of Water and Environmental Regulation) |
Other data owners
The data owners listed below have unspecified or other licence conditions (not Creative Commons). Please contact them using the details provided to obtain their licence conditions before using their material.
| State/Territory | Data owner | Contact details |
| Australia | UNSW on behalf of the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) Groundwater Infrastructure Program (UNSW, Flinders University, Australian National University and Monash University) |
A/Prof Martin Andersen Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre (CWI) UNSW, Sydney Phone: 02 8071 9800 Email: m.andersen@unsw.edu.au Postal Address: 110 King St, Manly Vale, NSW 2093 Web: http://www.connectedwaters.unsw.edu.au/ncris |
The Bureau has collated and standardised the aquifer and groundwater management area datasets from national, State/Territory and regional datasets. The licensing for the input datasets is specified below.
- Aquifers
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Data owners applying the Creative Commons licence
The data owners listed below have made their data available under a Creative Commons licence. Click Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence to obtain the terms of that licence, and include the attribution specified below when reusing their material.
Data owner Dataset/s Attribution Bureau of Meteorology
Australian Hydrological Geospatial Fabric (AHGF) Surficial Hydrogeological Unit
AHGF Water Table Aquifer
Murray Basin 3D Aquifer Model© Commonwealth of Australia (Bureau of Meteorology)
Geoscience Australia
Australian Geological Provinces
Hydrogeological Atlas of the Great Artesian Basin
WASANT Palaeovalley Map© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
NSW Department of Planning and Environment – Water
NSW Water Sharing Plans
Lachlan Formation© State of NSW (Department of Planning and Environment – Water)
NT Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security
NT Hydrogeologic Units
© Northern Territory Government (Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security)
SA Department for Environment and Water
SA Aquifers
SA Groundwater Basins© Crown in right of the State of South Australia
TAS Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania
Tasmanian Hydrogeologic Units
© State of Tasmania (Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania)
VIC Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Secure Allocations, Future Entitlements (SAFE)
© State of Victoria (Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action)
Other data owners
The data owner listed below has not specified terms and conditions for using their data. Before using their material, please contact them to obtain terms of use.
Data owner Dataset Contact organisation WA Department of Water and Environmental Regulation WA Statewide Hydrogeology
Divertible Water Allocation Information Database (DWAID) AquifersPostal: Locked Bag 33, Cloisters Square, PERTH WA 6850
Phone: 08 - 6364 7000
Web: dwer.wa.gov.au - Groundwater management areas
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Data owners applying the Creative Commons licence
The data owners listed below have made their data available under a Creative Commons licence. Click Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence to obtain the terms of that licence, and include the attribution specified below when reusing their material.
Data owner Dataset/s Attribution QLD Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water
Various QLD groundwater management areas
© State of Queensland (Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water)
Murray–Darling Basin Authority
MDB Groundwater Sustainable Diversion Limits (SDL) Resource Units
© Commonwealth of Australia (Murray–Darling Basin Authority)
NSW Department of Planning and Environment – Water
NSW Water Sharing Plans
© State of NSW (Department of Planning and Environment – Water)
NT Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security
NT Water Management Areas
© Northern Territory Government (Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security)
SA Department for Environment and Water
SA Prescribed Water Resources Areas, Prescribed Wells Areas, Notice of Intent for an Area, River Murray Protection Area
© Crown in right of the State of South Australia
TAS Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania
Sassafrass - Wesley Vale Groundwater Management Area
© State of Tasmania (Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania)
VIC Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
VIC Groundwater Management Areas, Water Supply Protection Areas
© State of Victoria (Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action)
Other data owners
The data owner listed below has not specified terms and conditions for using their data. Before using their material, please contact them to obtain terms of use.
Data owner Dataset Contact organisation WA Department of Water and Environmental Regulation WA Water Allocation Plans, Groundwater Areas Postal: Locked Bag 33, Cloisters Square, PERTH WA 6850
Phone: (08) 6364 7000
Web: dwer.wa.gov.au
