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Hydrogeological Landscapes for the Central West Catchment Management Authority: Western Study Area: May 2012 (First Edition)

_NOTE: This dataset has been superseded by Hydrogeological Landscapes for the Central West Catchment Management Authority Western Study Area May 2013 Second Edition – https://datasets.seed.nsw.gov.au/dataset/hydrogeological-landscapes-for-the-central-west-catchment-management-authority-western-study-ar89be3

The Hydrogeological Landscape (HGL) concept provides a structure for the understanding of how salinity manifests itself in the landscape and how differences in salinity are expressed across the landscape. A HGL spatially defines areas of similar salt stores and pathways for salt mobilisation. The process of HGL determination relies on the integration of a number of factors: geology, soils, slope, regolith depth, and climate; an understanding of the differences in salinity development; and the impacts (land salinity/salt load/water electrical conductivity) in landscapes. Information sources such as soils maps, site characterisation, salinity site mapping, hydrogeological conditions and surface and groundwater data are combined to develop standard templates for each HGL. The focus of this dataset is the Western Central West study area west of the Newell Highway. It comprises introductory information on HGLs; HGL templates; and maps and digital spatial data developed for the project, including derivative maps to assist in land management decision making in the Western Central West study area. This includes information on salinity management from the perspectives of land use design, scales and types of management, landscape function, management strategies, actions and outcomes, as well as land use to be avoided.

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Metadata Summary What is metadata?

Field Value
Language English
Alternative Title Western Central West Hydrogeological Landscapes
Edition First
Purpose This data package was generated for the Central West Catchment Management Authority (CWCMA).
Frequency of change Not planned
Keywords GEOSCIENCES-Geology,GEOSCIENCES-Geomorphology,HAZARDS,LAND-Use,SOIL,WATER-Salinity,GEOSCIENCES-Hydrogeology,BOUNDARIES-Biophysical
Metadata Date 2011-01-09
Date of Asset Creation 2011-09-01
Date of Asset Publication 2012-05-31
Date of Next Update 2012-05-23
License OEH licence
Equivalent Scale 50000
Vector representation
Record 1
Object type
Complex
Object count
Geospatial Topic Geoscientific information
Extent

Dataset extent
Temporal Coverage From 2008-01-10 - 2012-01-05
Datum GDA94 / MGAZone 55
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Attribution NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water asserts the right to be attributed as author of the original material in the following manner: "© State Government of NSW and NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 2012"