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A spring is a hydrogeological feature by which groundwater discharges naturally to the land or cave surface. This includes springs with permanent and non-permanent (i.e. intermittent or ephemeral) saturation regimes, dynamic or static geographic locations, and diffuse or point source geographic locations.
This springs dataset provides a comprehensive catalogue of springs with a permanently saturated saturation regime that have fixed locations in Queensland and any associated surface expression groundwater dependent ecosystems. It also provides a catalogue of springs that are no longer active (i.e. no groundwater flow whether permanent or intermittent).
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN>This springs dataset provides a comprehensive catalogue of springs with a permanently saturated saturation regime that have fixed locations in Queensland and any associated surface expression groundwater dependent ecosystems. This precludes soaks that are not permanent, bores (because they are not natural), wells that do not have a surface expression of groundwater, and groundwater discharge along a stream-bed that is not in a fixed location. The springs dataset also includes other types of springs (e.g. springs with a non-permanent or unsaturated saturation regime), however, information on these types of springs may be limited. Basic information is available including location, grouping (e.g. complex and supergroup), associated regional ecosystem, source aquifer, and conservation rankings. Further information on active springs including physical properties, general morphology, water chemistry, floristic composition, disturbance, faunal composition, survey effort, photographic documentation, and historical descriptions is available in hyperlinks or in the Queensland Springs Database.</SPAN><SPAN /><SPAN /></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN /></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN>It also provides a catalogue of springs that are no longer active (i.e. no groundwater flow whether permanent or intermittent). Basic information is available on inactive springs including location, grouping (i.e. complex and supergroup), rationale for inactivity, and source aquifer. Further information on inactive springs including physical properties, general morphology, disturbance, survey effort, photographic documentation, and historical descriptions is available in hyperlinks or in the Queensland Springs Database.</SPAN></P><P /></DIV></DIV></DIV>
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2026. This product is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
National Groundwater Systems
hydrogeology
groundwater
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sedimentary cover
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springs
Great Artesian Basin
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;font-size:12pt"><P><SPAN>© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2026. This product is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode</SPAN></P></DIV>
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The Queensland Springs database (Queensland Government 2023) includes springs in northwestern NSW as well. Two tables from the springs database (“sites” and “complexes”) were joined using the spring complex ID. Information from the spring complex table that was added includes attribution for source aquifer, source aquifer province and the spring group name. The two source aquifer provinces in KT-LEB region are the LEB and GAB.
Original field data collected from 1995 to present checked, tested and compiled by the Queensland Herbarium. The water chemistry tests were performed by the Water Laboratory, Chemistry Centre, EcoScience Precinct,QLD. Springs added to the database come from a range of people and/or agencies. Springs are added to the database when a precise location is provided as well as a description accurate enough to inform permanency of the spring. Records are kept as possible springs until eliminated by field survey.
Queensland Government (2023). The Queensland springs databas. Accessed November 2023. https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/springs/resource/4cdc89ef-b583-446e-a5c7-0836a91a3767
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