Conserving artesian water for future generations
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Publisher
Australian Rangeland Society
Publication Year
2010
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The Great Artesian Basin (GAB) is one of Australia’s most significant national assets and it underlies 22 per cent of Australia. Much of the GAB underlies the rangelands of NSW, Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory. It is often the only reliable water source available to these areas, especially during the drought years. In the past 100 years it is estimated about 50 million megalitres has been extracted from the basin, mostly through free flowing bores. ...
Language
English
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Conference Paper
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Cite this paper:
Higgins, V. and Cheal, S.(2010). Conserving artesian water for future generations. In: Proceedings of the 16thBiennial Conference of the Australian Rangeland Society, Bourke (Eds D.J. Eldridge and C. Waters) (Australian Rangeland Society: Perth).
Higgins, V. and Cheal, S.(2010). Conserving artesian water for future generations. In: Proceedings of the 16thBiennial Conference of the Australian Rangeland Society, Bourke (Eds D.J. Eldridge and C. Waters) (Australian Rangeland Society: Perth).
Conference Name
16th Biennial Conference, Australian Rangeland Society, Bourke, New South Wales
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Keywords
bores
Great Artesian Basin
sustainability
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