River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping...
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EUSTON ROBINVALE STURT HIGHWAY M U R R A Y R I V E R BUMBANG ISLA 650000 650000 660000 660000 6150000 6150000 6160000 6160000 6170000 6170000 142°40'0"E 142°40'0"E 34°40'0"S 34°40'0"S 0 2.5 5 7.5 10 km Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94 River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project Liparoo to Robinvale © Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008 GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY 12 Potassium Uranium Thorium Water Body Main River Channel Lock River Railway Secondary Road Principal Road Town Geographic Location 144°E 144°E 142°E 142°E 34°S 34°S 36°S 36°S SA NSW VIC LINDSAY - WALLPOLLA LIPAROO - ROBINVALE NANGILOC - COLIGNAN ROBINVALE - BOUNDARY BEND BOUNDARY BEND - NYAH SPEEWA BARR CREEK - GUNBOWER NSW TAS VIC ACT QLD NT WA SA Study Area 0 25 50 km
Transcript of River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping...
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURR
AY RI
VER
BUMBANG ISLAND
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY 12
Potassium
Uranium Thorium
Water Body
Main River Channel
Lock
RiverRailwaySecondary RoadPrincipal RoadTownGeographic Location
0
0 77677768
7771
7883 ,78 847885
78867887
7893
7890
7892
7889
7891
7888
78377838
78457846
78477998
791579167917
79187919
79207921
79227923
7924
792579267927
792979307931
79327933
7934
7938
7950
79477949
7948
73187317
7894
7834
78337836
7908
7909
7904 ,79 05
79107911
7907
79017900
7898
7906
78957896 ,78 97
7899
793679397940
7941
7942
7913
79517952
79457914
2712 8
2717 2
2702 4
2710 82710 9
2717 4
2713 92713 8
2711 9
2711 72712 0
2711 02717 1
2711 8
2713 6
2713 5
2716 72712 2
2712 1
2713 7
2716 32716 2
2716 12711 5
2712 3
2713 4 2712 72713 3
2711 6
2713 1
2713 2
2716 42716 5
2712 6
2712 52712 4
2716 6
2717 0
2716 8
2716 9
2711 22711 3
2711 4
2701 0
2700 3
2701 1
8677 6
2714 0
8677 58677 4
2717 32700 6
7928 9
4000 54000 4
1406 951363 64
1298 341298 31
1048 041048 03
1109 12
1193 70
1193 69
3258 73
1363 62
1363 61
1363 591363 58
1363 571363 56
1363 65
1363 541363 531363 52
1363 551363 50
1363 491363 48
1218 26
1218 251363 691363 70
1363 51
1363 60
1363 63
3350 893350 88
7928
7902 ,79 03
78357912
2711 1
2702 62702 52702 22702 12702 0
2701 92701 82701 72701 62701 52701 42700 5
1406 941298 36 1298 29
1363 661363 671363 68
1363 711363 72
1363 741363 73
144°E
144°E
142°E
142°E
34°S
34°S
36°S
36°S
SA
NSW
VIC
LINDSAY - WALLPOLLA
LIPAROO - ROBINVALE
NANGILOC - COLIGNAN ROBINVALE - BOUNDARY BEND
BOUNDARY BEND - NYAH
SPEEWA
BARR CREEK - GUNBOWERNSW
TAS
VIC ACT
QLDNT
WA SA
Study Area
0 25 50 km
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURR
AY RI
VER
BUMBANG ISLAND
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
LOW RESOLUTION AEROMAGNETICS 13
Magnetic IntensityHigh
Low
Water Body
Main River Channel
Lock
RiverRailwaySecondary RoadPrincipal RoadTownGeographic Location
0
0 77677768
7771
7883 ,78 847885
78867887
7893
7890
7892
7889
7891
7888
78377838
78457846
78477998
791579167917
79187919
79207921
79227923
7924
792579267927
792979307931
79327933
7934
7938
7950
79477949
7948
73187317
7894
7834
78337836
7908
7909
7904 ,79 05
79107911
7907
79017900
7898
7906
78957896 ,78 97
7899
793679397940
7941
7942
7913
79517952
79457914
2712 8
2717 2
2702 4
2710 82710 9
2717 4
2713 92713 8
2711 9
2711 72712 0
2711 02717 1
2711 8
2713 6
2713 5
2716 72712 2
2712 1
2713 7
2716 32716 2
2716 12711 5
2712 3
2713 4 2712 72713 3
2711 6
2713 1
2713 2
2716 42716 5
2712 6
2712 52712 4
2716 6
2717 0
2716 8
2716 9
2711 22711 3
2711 4
2701 0
2700 3
2701 1
8677 6
2714 0
8677 58677 4
2717 32700 6
7928 9
4000 54000 4
1406 951363 64
1298 341298 31
1048 041048 03
1109 12
1193 70
1193 69
3258 73
1363 62
1363 61
1363 591363 58
1363 571363 56
1363 65
1363 541363 531363 52
1363 551363 50
1363 491363 48
1218 26
1218 251363 691363 70
1363 51
1363 60
1363 63
3350 893350 88
7928
7902 ,79 03
78357912
2711 1
2702 62702 52702 22702 12702 0
2701 92701 82701 72701 62701 52701 42700 5
1406 941298 36 1298 29
1363 661363 671363 68
1363 711363 72
1363 741363 73
144°E
144°E
142°E
142°E
34°S
34°S
36°S
36°S
SA
NSW
VIC
LINDSAY - WALLPOLLA
LIPAROO - ROBINVALE
NANGILOC - COLIGNAN ROBINVALE - BOUNDARY BEND
BOUNDARY BEND - NYAH
SPEEWA
BARR CREEK - GUNBOWERNSW
TAS
VIC ACT
QLDNT
WA SA
Study Area
0 25 50 km
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURR
AY RI
VER
BUMBANG ISLAND
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
HIGH RESOLUTION AEROMAGNETICS 14
Magnetic IntensityHigh
Low
Water Body
Main River Channel
Lock
RiverRailwaySecondary RoadPrincipal RoadTownGeographic Location
0
077677768
7771
7883 ,78 847885
78867887
7893
7890
7892
7889
7891
7888
78377838
78457846
78477998
79157916
79177918 7919
79207921
79227923
7924
7925 79267927
7929
79307931
79327933
7934
7938
7950
794779497948
73187317
7894
7834
78337836
7908
7909
7904 ,79 05
79107911
7907
79017900
7898
7906
78957896 ,78 97
7899
793679397940
7941
7942
79137951
7952
79457914
2712 8
2717 2
2702 4
2710 82710 9
2717 4
2713 92713 8
2711 9
2711 72712 0
2711 02717 1
2711 8
2713 6
2713 52716 7
2712 22712 1
2713 7
2716 32716 2
2716 12711 5
2712 3
2713 42712 72713 3
2711 62713 1
2713 2
2716 42716 5
2712 6
2712 52712 4
2716 6
2717 0
2716 8
2716 9
2711 22711 3
2711 4
2701 0
2700 3
2701 1
8677 6
2714 0
8677 58677 4
2717 32700 6
7928 9
4000 54000 4
1406 951363 64
1298 341298 31
1048 041048 03
1109 12
1193 70
1193 69
3258 73
1363 62
1363 61
1363 591363 58
1363 571363 56
1363 65
1363 541363 531363 52
1363 551363 50
1363 491363 48
1218 26
1218 251363 691363 70
1363 51
1363 60
1363 63
3350 893350 88
7928
7902 ,79 03
78357912
2711 1
2702 62702 52702 22702 12702 0
2701 92701 82701 72701 62701 52701 42700 5
1406 941298 361298 29
1363 661363 671363 68
1363 711363 721363 741363 73
144°E
144°E
142°E
142°E
34°S
34°S
36°S
36°S
SA
NSW
VIC
LINDSAY - WALLPOLLA
LIPAROO - ROBINVALE
NANGILOC - COLIGNAN ROBINVALE - BOUNDARY BEND
BOUNDARY BEND - NYAH
SPEEWA
BARR CREEK - GUNBOWERNSW
TAS
VIC ACT
QLDNT
WA SA
Study Area
0 25 50 km
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURR
AY RI
VER
BUMBANG ISLAND
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
SRTM DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL 15
Elevation (m)above mean sea level
100
40
Water Body
Main River Channel
Lock
RiverRailwaySecondary RoadPrincipal RoadTownGeographic Location
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission elevation data courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech
Vertical Datum: EGM96
0
0 77677768
7771
7883 ,78 847885
78867887
7893
7890
7892
7889
7891
7888
78377838
78457846
78477998
791579167917
79187919
79207921
79227923
7924
792579267927
792979307931
79327933
7934
7938
7950
79477949
7948
73187317
7894
7834
78337836
7908
7909
7904 ,79 05
79107911
7907
79017900
7898
7906
78957896 ,78 97
7899
793679397940
7941
7942
7913
79517952
79457914
2712 8
2717 2
2702 4
2710 82710 9
2717 4
2713 92713 8
2711 9
2711 72712 0
2711 02717 1
2711 8
2713 6
2713 5
2716 72712 2
2712 1
2713 7
2716 32716 2
2716 12711 5
2712 3
2713 4 2712 72713 3
2711 6
2713 1
2713 2
2716 42716 5
2712 6
2712 52712 4
2716 6
2717 0
2716 8
2716 9
2711 22711 3
2711 4
2701 0
2700 3
2701 1
8677 6
2714 0
8677 58677 4
2717 32700 6
7928 9
4000 54000 4
1406 951363 64
1298 341298 31
1048 041048 03
1109 12
1193 70
1193 69
3258 73
1363 62
1363 61
1363 591363 58
1363 571363 56
1363 65
1363 541363 531363 52
1363 551363 50
1363 491363 48
1218 26
1218 251363 691363 70
1363 51
1363 60
1363 63
3350 893350 88
7928
7902 ,79 03
78357912
2711 1
2702 62702 52702 22702 12702 0
2701 92701 82701 72701 62701 52701 42700 5
1406 941298 36 1298 29
1363 661363 671363 68
1363 711363 72
1363 741363 73
144°E
144°E
142°E
142°E
34°S
34°S
36°S
36°S
SA
NSW
VIC
LINDSAY - WALLPOLLA
LIPAROO - ROBINVALE
NANGILOC - COLIGNAN ROBINVALE - BOUNDARY BEND
BOUNDARY BEND - NYAH
SPEEWA
BARR CREEK - GUNBOWERNSW
TAS
VIC ACT
QLDNT
WA SA
Study Area
0 25 50 km
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURR
AY RI
VER
BUMBANG ISLAND
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL (10m) 16
Elevation (m)100
40
Water Body
Main River Channel
Lock
RiverRailwaySecondary RoadPrincipal RoadTownGeographic Location
Vertical Datum: AHD
0
0 77677768
7771
7883 ,78 847885
78867887
7893
7890
7892
7889
7891
7888
78377838
78457846
78477998
791579167917
79187919
79207921
79227923
7924
792579267927
792979307931
79327933
7934
7938
7950
79477949
7948
73187317
7894
7834
78337836
7908
7909
7904 ,79 05
79107911
7907
79017900
7898
7906
78957896 ,78 97
7899
793679397940
7941
7942
7913
79517952
79457914
2712 8
2717 2
2702 4
2710 82710 9
2717 4
2713 92713 8
2711 9
2711 72712 0
2711 02717 1
2711 8
2713 6
2713 5
2716 72712 2
2712 1
2713 7
2716 32716 2
2716 12711 5
2712 3
2713 4 2712 72713 3
2711 6
2713 1
2713 2
2716 42716 5
2712 6
2712 52712 4
2716 6
2717 0
2716 8
2716 9
2711 22711 3
2711 4
2701 0
2700 3
2701 1
8677 6
2714 0
8677 58677 4
2717 32700 6
7928 9
4000 54000 4
1406 951363 64
1298 341298 31
1048 041048 03
1109 12
1193 70
1193 69
3258 73
1363 62
1363 61
1363 591363 58
1363 571363 56
1363 65
1363 541363 531363 52
1363 551363 50
1363 491363 48
1218 26
1218 251363 691363 70
1363 51
1363 60
1363 63
3350 893350 88
7928
7902 ,79 03
78357912
2711 1
2702 62702 52702 22702 12702 0
2701 92701 82701 72701 62701 52701 42700 5
1406 941298 36 1298 29
1363 661363 671363 68
1363 711363 72
1363 741363 73
144°E
144°E
142°E
142°E
34°S
34°S
36°S
36°S
SA
NSW
VIC
LINDSAY - WALLPOLLA
LIPAROO - ROBINVALE
NANGILOC - COLIGNAN ROBINVALE - BOUNDARY BEND
BOUNDARY BEND - NYAH
SPEEWA
BARR CREEK - GUNBOWERNSW
TAS
VIC ACT
QLDNT
WA SA
Study Area
0 25 50 km
40690
40590
40680
40670
40660
40650
40700
40640
40630
40610
40600
40580
40710
40570
40560
40550
40540
40720
40530
40520
40510
40500
40730
40490
40470
41300
40740
41290
40460
41211
41310
41271
40750
40450
41261
41251
40400
41241
40760
41320
41231
41221
40770
40430
41330
40420
40410
40790
41340
41201
40800
40390
41350
40810
41191
40360
41360
40820
40370
40830
40840
40350
41181
40850
40340
40310
41380
40860
40300
41390
40870
41400
40880
41171
40890
40290
41410
40900
41420
40910
41161
41430
40930
41440
40940
40950
41151
40960
40970
40980
40190
41470
41141
40990
40180
41480
41000
40160
41010
41490
41020
41130
41500
41030
40140
41040
41510
40120
41050
41520
41120
41060
4107041110
41530
4108041100
41090
40100
40200
41550
40090
40321
41560
40080
40230
41570
40070
41370
40111
41580
40330
40131
41541
41600
40040
41451
40171
40151
41610
40030
41461
4025140281
41450
40020
40170
40271
40010
40331
40261
40221
40150
40211
40060
41371
40320
40280
40220
4005040130
40270
40051
40260
40061
40240
40110
41540
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MURR
AY RI
VER
BUMBANG ISLAND
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
AEM FLIGHT SURVEY LINES 17
Secondary RoadPrincipal RoadAEM Flight Survey Lines
River
Water BodyMain River Channel
Lock
Railway
TownGeographic Location
0
077677768
7771
7883 ,78 847885
78867887
7893
7890
7892
7889
7891
7888
78377838
78457846
78477998
79157916
79177918 7919
79207921
79227923
7924
7925 79267927
7929
79307931
79327933
7934
7938
7950
794779497948
73187317
7894
7834
78337836
7908
7909
7904 ,79 05
79107911
7907
79017900
7898
7906
78957896 ,78 97
7899
793679397940
7941
7942
79137951
7952
79457914
2712 8
2717 2
2702 4
2710 82710 9
2717 4
2713 92713 8
2711 9
2711 72712 0
2711 02717 1
2711 8
2713 6
2713 52716 7
2712 22712 1
2713 7
2716 32716 2
2716 12711 5
2712 3
2713 42712 72713 3
2711 62713 1
2713 2
2716 42716 5
2712 6
2712 52712 4
2716 6
2717 0
2716 8
2716 9
2711 22711 3
2711 4
2701 0
2700 3
2701 1
8677 6
2714 0
8677 58677 4
2717 32700 6
7928 9
4000 54000 4
1406 951363 64
1298 341298 31
1048 041048 03
1109 12
1193 70
1193 69
3258 73
1363 62
1363 61
1363 591363 58
1363 571363 56
1363 65
1363 541363 531363 52
1363 551363 50
1363 491363 48
1218 26
1218 251363 691363 70
1363 51
1363 60
1363 63
3350 893350 88
7928
7902 ,79 03
78357912
2711 1
2702 62702 52702 22702 12702 0
2701 92701 82701 72701 62701 52701 42700 5
1406 941298 361298 29
1363 661363 671363 68
1363 711363 721363 741363 73
144°E
144°E
142°E
142°E
34°S
34°S
36°S
36°S
SA
NSW
VIC
LINDSAY - WALLPOLLA
LIPAROO - ROBINVALE
NANGILOC - COLIGNAN ROBINVALE - BOUNDARY BEND
BOUNDARY BEND - NYAH
SPEEWA
BARR CREEK - GUNBOWERNSW
TAS
VIC ACT
QLDNT
WA SA
Study Area
0 25 50 km
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURR
AY RI
VER
LR_1
LR_3
LR_2 BUMBANG ISLAND
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
AEM CROSS SECTIONS 18
Sections: The red line represents the water table (as supplied by the Bureau of Rural Sciences)
AEM Slice 0 to 5m below the tilted floodplain
A
A B
B LR_1
LR_2
C
C
D
D
E
FE
LR_3
2.00.70
0.360.100.050.01
Conductivity (S/m)
F
Secondary RoadPrincipal RoadAEM Flight Survey Lines
River
Water BodyMain River Channel
Lock
Railway
TownGeographic Location
0
077677768
7771
7883 ,78 847885
78867887
7893
7890
7892
7889
7891
7888
78377838
78457846
78477998
79157916
79177918 7919
79207921
79227923
7924
7925 79267927
7929
79307931
79327933
7934
7938
7950
794779497948
73187317
7894
7834
78337836
7908
7909
7904 ,79 05
79107911
7907
79017900
7898
7906
78957896 ,78 97
7899
793679397940
7941
7942
79137951
7952
79457914
2712 8
2717 2
2702 4
2710 82710 9
2717 4
2713 92713 8
2711 9
2711 72712 0
2711 02717 1
2711 8
2713 6
2713 52716 7
2712 22712 1
2713 7
2716 32716 2
2716 12711 5
2712 3
2713 42712 72713 3
2711 62713 1
2713 2
2716 42716 5
2712 6
2712 52712 4
2716 6
2717 0
2716 8
2716 9
2711 22711 3
2711 4
2701 0
2700 3
2701 1
8677 6
2714 0
8677 58677 4
2717 32700 6
7928 9
4000 54000 4
1406 951363 64
1298 341298 31
1048 041048 03
1109 12
1193 70
1193 69
3258 73
1363 62
1363 61
1363 591363 58
1363 571363 56
1363 65
1363 541363 531363 52
1363 551363 50
1363 491363 48
1218 26
1218 251363 691363 70
1363 51
1363 60
1363 63
3350 893350 88
7928
7902 ,79 03
78357912
2711 1
2702 62702 52702 22702 12702 0
2701 92701 82701 72701 62701 52701 42700 5
1406 941298 361298 29
1363 661363 671363 68
1363 711363 721363 741363 73
144°E
144°E
142°E
142°E
34°S
34°S
36°S
36°S
SA
NSW
VIC
LINDSAY - WALLPOLLA
LIPAROO - ROBINVALE
NANGILOC - COLIGNAN ROBINVALE - BOUNDARY BEND
BOUNDARY BEND - NYAH
SPEEWA
BARR CREEK - GUNBOWERNSW
TAS
VIC ACT
QLDNT
WA SA
Study Area
0 25 50 km
0 2 4 6 8 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MURRA Y RIVER
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
19
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MURRA Y RIVER
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
Water Body
Main River Channel
Lock
RiverRailwaySecondary RoadPrincipal RoadTownGeographic Location
2.00.700.36
0.100.050.01
-5 to -10m -15 to -20m
Conductivity (S/m)
AEM SLICES(BELOW THE TILTED FLOODPLAIN)
Conductivity of AEM slices below the tilted floodplain
0 2 4 6 8 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MURRA Y RIVER
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
20
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MURRA Y RIVER
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
Water Body
Main River Channel
Lock
RiverRailwaySecondary RoadPrincipal RoadTownGeographic Location
2.00.700.36
0.100.050.01
-25 to -30m -35 to -40m
Conductivity (S/m)
AEM SLICES(BELOW THE TILTED FLOODPLAIN)
Conductivity of AEM slices below the tilted floodplain
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURR
AY RI
VER
LR_1
LR_3
LR_2 BUMBANG ISLAND
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E34
°40'0
"S
34°4
0'0"S
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
FLUSH ZONE CROSS SECTIONS 21
Holistic inversion 5 to 10m below the tilted floodplain
Cross Sections: The red line represents the water table (as supplied by the Bureau of Rural Sciences).
Water quality (µS/cm)Slightly brackish (1000-3000)Fresh water (<1000)
Ranges based on 35 vol % porosity for fine to medium sand
A
B
C
D
E
F
LR_3
E F
LR_2
C D
LR_1
A B
Secondary RoadPrincipal RoadAEM Flight Survey Lines
River
Water BodyMain River Channel
Lock
Uplands
Railway
TownGeographic Location
0
077677768
7771
7883 ,78 847885
78867887
7893
7890
7892
7889
7891
7888
78377838
78457846
78477998
791579167917
79187919
7920792179227923
7924
7925 7926
79277929
79307931
79327933
7934
7938
7950
79477949
7948
73187317
7894
7834
78337836
7908
7909
7904 ,79 05
79107911
7907
79017900
7898
7906
78957896 ,78 97
7899
793679397940
7941
7942
7913
79517952
79457914
2712 8
2717 2
2702 4
2710 82710 9
2717 4
2713 92713 8
2711 9
2711 72712 0
2711 02717 1
2711 8
2713 6
2713 52716 7
2712 22712 1
2713 7
2716 32716 2
2716 12711 5
2712 3
2713 42712 72713 3
2711 6
2713 1
2713 2
2716 42716 5
2712 6
2712 52712 4
2716 6
2717 0
2716 8
2716 9
2711 2
2711 3
2711 4
2701 0
2700 3
2701 1
8677 6
2714 0
8677 58677 4
2717 32700 6
7928 9
4000 54000 4
1406 951363 64
1298 341298 31
1048 041048 03
1109 12
1193 70
1193 69
3258 73
1363 62
1363 61
1363 591363 58
1363 571363 56
1363 65
1363 541363 531363 52
1363 551363 50
1363 491363 48
1218 26
1218 251363 691363 70
1363 51
1363 60
1363 63
3350 893350 88
7928
7902 ,79 03
78357912
2711 1
2702 62702 52702 22702 12702 0
2701 92701 82701 72701 62701 52701 4
2700 5
1406 941298 36 1298 29
1363 661363 671363 68
1363 711363 72
1363 741363 73
144°E
144°E
142°E
142°E
34°S
34°S
36°S
36°S
SA
NSW
VIC
LINDSAY - WALLPOLLA
LIPAROO - ROBINVALE
NANGILOC - COLIGNAN ROBINVALE - BOUNDARY BEND
BOUNDARY BEND - NYAH
SPEEWA
BARR CREEK - GUNBOWERNSW
TAS
VIC ACT
QLDNT
WA SA
Study Area
0 25 50 km
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURR
AY RI
VER
BUMBANG ISLAND
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
FLUSH ZONE THICKNESS 22
Flush Zonethickness (m)
5 - 63 - 41 - 2
UplandsWater BodyMain River Channel
Lock
RiverRailwaySecondary RoadPrincipal RoadTownGeographic Location
11 - 129 - 107 - 8
17 - 1815 - 1613 - 14
21 - 2519 - 20
0
077677768
7771
7883 ,78 847885
78867887
7893
7890
7892
7889
7891
7888
78377838
78457846
78477998
79157916
79177918 7919
79207921
79227923
7924
7925 79267927
7929
79307931
79327933
7934
7938
7950
794779497948
73187317
7894
7834
78337836
7908
7909
7904 ,79 05
79107911
7907
79017900
7898
7906
78957896 ,78 97
7899
793679397940
7941
7942
79137951
7952
79457914
2712 8
2717 2
2702 4
2710 82710 9
2717 4
2713 92713 8
2711 9
2711 72712 0
2711 02717 1
2711 8
2713 6
2713 52716 7
2712 22712 1
2713 7
2716 32716 2
2716 12711 5
2712 3
2713 42712 72713 3
2711 62713 1
2713 2
2716 42716 5
2712 6
2712 52712 4
2716 6
2717 0
2716 8
2716 9
2711 22711 3
2711 4
2701 0
2700 3
2701 1
8677 6
2714 0
8677 58677 4
2717 32700 6
7928 9
4000 54000 4
1406 951363 64
1298 341298 31
1048 041048 03
1109 12
1193 70
1193 69
3258 73
1363 62
1363 61
1363 591363 58
1363 571363 56
1363 65
1363 541363 531363 52
1363 551363 50
1363 491363 48
1218 26
1218 251363 691363 70
1363 51
1363 60
1363 63
3350 893350 88
7928
7902 ,79 03
78357912
2711 1
2702 62702 52702 22702 12702 0
2701 92701 82701 72701 62701 52701 42700 5
1406 941298 361298 29
1363 661363 671363 68
1363 711363 721363 741363 73
144°E
144°E
142°E
142°E
34°S
34°S
36°S
36°S
SA
NSW
VIC
LINDSAY - WALLPOLLA
LIPAROO - ROBINVALE
NANGILOC - COLIGNAN ROBINVALE - BOUNDARY BEND
BOUNDARY BEND - NYAH
SPEEWA
BARR CREEK - GUNBOWERNSW
TAS
VIC ACT
QLDNT
WA SA
Study Area
0 25 50 km
Irrigated Areas
(ASSOCIATED WITH RIVERS, STANDING WATER BODIES & IRRIGATED AREAS)
Interpretation from AEM tilted floodplain elevation data NB: may contain possible resistivecemented sediment under uplands
0 2 4 6 8 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MURRA Y RIVER
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
23
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MURRA Y RIVER
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
UplandsWater Body
Main River Channel
Lock
RiverRailwaySecondary RoadPrincipal RoadTownGeographic Location
Conductivity (mS/m)0 - 2525 - 5050 - 7575 - 100
-5 to -10m -10 to -15m
FLUSH ZONE CONDUCTIVITIES(BELOW THE TILTED FLOODPLAIN)
The 4 classes of resistive zones (< 100 mS/m) delineate groundwater quality potential. Brackish zones just outside of these resistive zones 100 - 595 mS/m (see Conductive Groundwater map) are considered to be the interface between the resistive fresh and conductive saline groundwater
0 2 4 6 8 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MURRA Y RIVER
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
24
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MURRA Y RIVER
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
UplandsWater Body
Main River Channel
Lock
RiverRailwaySecondary RoadPrincipal RoadTownGeographic Location
Conductivity (mS/m)0 - 2525 - 5050 - 7575 - 100
-15 to -20m -20 to -25m
FLUSH ZONE CONDUCTIVITIES(BELOW THE TILTED FLOODPLAIN)
The 4 classes of resistive zones (< 100 mS/m) delineate groundwater quality potential. Brackish zones just outside of these resistive zones 100 - 595 mS/m (see Conductive Groundwater map) are considered to be the interface between the resistive fresh and conductive saline groundwater
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
EXTENT OF FLUSH ZONES 25
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MURRAY RIV ER
TAILA CREEK
BUMBANG ISLAND
142°50'0"E
142°50'0"E
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E34
°40'0
"S
34°4
0'0"S
650000.000000
650000.000000
660000.000000
660000.000000
6150
000.0
0000
0
6150
000.0
0000
0
6160
000.0
0000
0
6160
000.0
0000
0
6170
000.0
0000
0
6170
000.0
0000
0
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MURRAY RIV ER
TAILA CREEK
BUMBANG ISLAND
650000.000000
650000.000000
660000.000000
660000.000000
6150
000.0
0000
0
6150
000.0
0000
0
6160
000.0
0000
0
6160
000.0
0000
0
6170
000.0
0000
0
6170
000.0
0000
0
142°50'0"E
142°50'0"E
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MU
RRAY R IVER
TAILA CREEK
BUMBANG ISLAND
650000.000000
650000.000000
660000.000000
660000.000000
6150
000.0
0000
0
6150
000.0
0000
0
6160
000.0
0000
0
6160
000.0
0000
0
6170
000.0
0000
0
6170
000.0
0000
0
142°50'0"E
142°50'0"E
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MURRAY RIV ER
TAILA CREEK
BUMBANG ISLAND
650000.000000
650000.000000
660000.000000
660000.000000
6150
000.0
0000
0
6150
000.0
0000
0
6160
000.0
0000
0
6160
000.0
0000
0
6170
000.0
0000
0
6170
000.0
0000
0
142°50'0"E
142°50'0"E
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
-4 to -6m
-8 to -10m -10 to -12m
Extent of Flush Zonesat different elevation slices (m)
4 - 62 - 4
6 - 88 - 1010 - 12
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MURRAY RIV ER
TAILA CREEK
BUMBANG ISLAND
650000.000000
650000.000000
660000.000000
660000.000000
6150
000.0
0000
0
6150
000.0
0000
0
6160
000.0
0000
0
6160
000.0
0000
0
6170
000.0
0000
0
6170
000.0
0000
0
142°50'0"E
142°50'0"E
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°40
'0"S
34°40
'0"S
-6 to -8m
0 4 8 12 16 km
Water Body
Lock
River
RailwaySecondary Road
Principal RoadTownGeographic Location
Uplands
-2 to -4m(ASSOCIATED WITH RIVERS, STANDING WATER BODIES & IRRIGATED AREAS)
Interpretation from AEM tilted floodplain elevation data NB: may contain possible resistivecemented sediment under uplands
No data
AEM slices below the tilted floodplain
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
EXTENT OF FLUSH ZONES 26
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MURRAY RIV ER
TAILA CREEK
BUMBANG ISLAND
142°50'0"E
142°50'0"E
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E34
°40'0
"S
34°4
0'0"S
650000.000000
650000.000000
660000.000000
660000.000000
6150
000.0
0000
0
6150
000.0
0000
0
6160
000.0
0000
0
6160
000.0
0000
0
6170
000.0
0000
0
6170
000.0
0000
0
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MURRAY RIV ER
TAILA CREEK
BUMBANG ISLAND
650000.000000
650000.000000
660000.000000
660000.000000
6150
000.0
0000
0
6150
000.0
0000
0
6160
000.0
0000
0
6160
000.0
0000
0
6170
000.0
0000
0
6170
000.0
0000
0
142°50'0"E
142°50'0"E
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MU
RRAY R IVER
TAILA CREEK
BUMBANG ISLAND
650000.000000
650000.000000
660000.000000
660000.000000
6150
000.0
0000
0
6150
000.0
0000
0
6160
000.0
0000
0
6160
000.0
0000
0
6170
000.0
0000
0
6170
000.0
0000
0
142°50'0"E
142°50'0"E
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MURRAY RIV ER
TAILA CREEK
BUMBANG ISLAND
650000.000000
650000.000000
660000.000000
660000.000000
6150
000.0
0000
0
6150
000.0
0000
0
6160
000.0
0000
0
6160
000.0
0000
0
6170
000.0
0000
0
6170
000.0
0000
0
142°50'0"E
142°50'0"E
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
-14 to -16m
-18 to -20m -20 to -25m
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MURRAY RIV ER
TAILA CREEK
BUMBANG ISLAND
650000.000000
650000.000000
660000.000000
660000.000000
6150
000.0
0000
0
6150
000.0
0000
0
6160
000.0
0000
0
6160
000.0
0000
0
6170
000.0
0000
0
6170
000.0
0000
0
142°50'0"E
142°50'0"E
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°40
'0"S
34°40
'0"S
-16 to -18m
0 4 8 12 16 km
Water Body
Lock
RiverRailwaySecondary Road
Principal RoadTownGeographic Location
Uplands
-12 to -14m(ASSOCIATED WITH RIVERS, STANDING WATER BODIES & IRRIGATED AREAS)
Interpretation from AEM tilted floodplain elevation data NB: may contain possible resistivecemented sediment under uplands
Extent of Flush Zonesat different elevation slices (m)
14 - 1612 - 14
16 - 1818 - 2020 - 25No data
AEM slices below the tilted floodplain
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURR
AY RI
VER
BUMBANG ISLAND
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
GROUNDWATER RECHARGE 27
Water Body
Main River Channel
Lock
RiverRailwaySecondary RoadPrincipal RoadTownGeographic Location
Estimated recharge(mm / year)
> 50.1 - 1< 0.1
0
0 77677768
7771
7883 ,78 847885
78867887
7893
7890
7892
7889
7891
7888
78377838
78457846
78477998
791579167917
79187919
79207921
79227923
7924
792579267927
792979307931
79327933
7934
7938
7950
79477949
7948
73187317
7894
7834
78337836
7908
7909
7904 ,79 05
79107911
7907
79017900
7898
7906
78957896 ,78 97
7899
793679397940
7941
7942
7913
79517952
79457914
2712 8
2717 2
2702 4
2710 82710 9
2717 4
2713 92713 8
2711 9
2711 72712 0
2711 02717 1
2711 8
2713 6
2713 5
2716 72712 2
2712 1
2713 7
2716 32716 2
2716 12711 5
2712 3
2713 4 2712 72713 3
2711 6
2713 1
2713 2
2716 42716 5
2712 6
2712 52712 4
2716 6
2717 0
2716 8
2716 9
2711 22711 3
2711 4
2701 0
2700 3
2701 1
8677 6
2714 0
8677 58677 4
2717 32700 6
7928 9
4000 54000 4
1406 951363 64
1298 341298 31
1048 041048 03
1109 12
1193 70
1193 69
3258 73
1363 62
1363 61
1363 591363 58
1363 571363 56
1363 65
1363 541363 531363 52
1363 551363 50
1363 491363 48
1218 26
1218 251363 691363 70
1363 51
1363 60
1363 63
3350 893350 88
7928
7902 ,79 03
78357912
2711 1
2702 62702 52702 22702 12702 0
2701 92701 82701 72701 62701 52701 42700 5
1406 941298 36 1298 29
1363 661363 671363 68
1363 711363 72
1363 741363 73
144°E
144°E
142°E
142°E
34°S
34°S
36°S
36°S
SA
NSW
VIC
LINDSAY - WALLPOLLA
LIPAROO - ROBINVALE
NANGILOC - COLIGNAN ROBINVALE - BOUNDARY BEND
BOUNDARY BEND - NYAH
SPEEWA
BARR CREEK - GUNBOWERNSW
TAS
VIC ACT
QLDNT
WA SA
Study Area
0 25 50 km
(INTERPRETED FROM VEGETATION & GEOMORPHIC DATA)
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURR
AY RI
VER
BUMBANG ISLAND
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
LATERAL RECHARGE 28
Holistic inversion 5 to 10m below the tilted floodplain
Water Body
Main River Channel
Lock
RiverRailwaySecondary RoadPrincipal RoadTownGeographic Location
Water quality (µS/cm)Slightly brackish (1000-3000)Fresh water (<1000)
Ranges based on 35 vol % porosity for fine to medium sand
(BELOW THE TILTED FLOODPLAIN)
Estimated recharge(mm / year)
> 50.1 - 1< 0.1
0
0 77677768
7771
7883 ,78 847885
78867887
7893
7890
7892
7889
7891
7888
78377838
78457846
78477998
791579167917
79187919
79207921
79227923
7924
792579267927
792979307931
79327933
7934
7938
7950
79477949
7948
73187317
7894
7834
78337836
7908
7909
7904 ,79 05
79107911
7907
79017900
7898
7906
78957896 ,78 97
7899
793679397940
7941
7942
7913
79517952
79457914
2712 8
2717 2
2702 4
2710 82710 9
2717 4
2713 92713 8
2711 9
2711 72712 0
2711 02717 1
2711 8
2713 6
2713 5
2716 72712 2
2712 1
2713 7
2716 32716 2
2716 12711 5
2712 3
2713 4 2712 72713 3
2711 6
2713 1
2713 2
2716 42716 5
2712 6
2712 52712 4
2716 6
2717 0
2716 8
2716 9
2711 22711 3
2711 4
2701 0
2700 3
2701 1
8677 6
2714 0
8677 58677 4
2717 32700 6
7928 9
4000 54000 4
1406 951363 64
1298 341298 31
1048 041048 03
1109 12
1193 70
1193 69
3258 73
1363 62
1363 61
1363 591363 58
1363 571363 56
1363 65
1363 541363 531363 52
1363 551363 50
1363 491363 48
1218 26
1218 251363 691363 70
1363 51
1363 60
1363 63
3350 893350 88
7928
7902 ,79 03
78357912
2711 1
2702 62702 52702 22702 12702 0
2701 92701 82701 72701 62701 52701 42700 5
1406 941298 36 1298 29
1363 661363 671363 68
1363 711363 72
1363 741363 73
144°E
144°E
142°E
142°E
34°S
34°S
36°S
36°S
SA
NSW
VIC
LINDSAY - WALLPOLLA
LIPAROO - ROBINVALE
NANGILOC - COLIGNAN ROBINVALE - BOUNDARY BEND
BOUNDARY BEND - NYAH
SPEEWA
BARR CREEK - GUNBOWERNSW
TAS
VIC ACT
QLDNT
WA SA
Study Area
0 25 50 km
Intepreted from vegetation and geomorphic data
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURR
AY RI
VER
BUMBANG ISLAND
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
VERTICAL RECHARGE 29
Depth slice 5 to 10m below the present landscape
Water Body
Main River Channel
Lock
RiverRailwaySecondary RoadPrincipal RoadTownGeographic Location
Water quality (µS/cm)Slightly brackish (1000-3000)Fresh water (<1000)
Ranges based on 35 vol % porosity for fine to medium sand
(BELOW THE PRESENT LANDSCAPE)
Estimated recharge(mm / year)
> 50.1 - 1< 0.1
Intepreted from vegetation and geomorphic data
0
0 77677768
7771
7883 ,78 847885
78867887
7893
7890
7892
7889
7891
7888
78377838
78457846
78477998
791579167917
79187919
79207921
79227923
7924
792579267927
792979307931
79327933
7934
7938
7950
79477949
7948
73187317
7894
7834
78337836
7908
7909
7904 ,79 05
79107911
7907
79017900
7898
7906
78957896 ,78 97
7899
793679397940
7941
7942
7913
79517952
79457914
2712 8
2717 2
2702 4
2710 82710 9
2717 4
2713 92713 8
2711 9
2711 72712 0
2711 02717 1
2711 8
2713 6
2713 5
2716 72712 2
2712 1
2713 7
2716 32716 2
2716 12711 5
2712 3
2713 4 2712 72713 3
2711 6
2713 1
2713 2
2716 42716 5
2712 6
2712 52712 4
2716 6
2717 0
2716 8
2716 9
2711 22711 3
2711 4
2701 0
2700 3
2701 1
8677 6
2714 0
8677 58677 4
2717 32700 6
7928 9
4000 54000 4
1406 951363 64
1298 341298 31
1048 041048 03
1109 12
1193 70
1193 69
3258 73
1363 62
1363 61
1363 591363 58
1363 571363 56
1363 65
1363 541363 531363 52
1363 551363 50
1363 491363 48
1218 26
1218 251363 691363 70
1363 51
1363 60
1363 63
3350 893350 88
7928
7902 ,79 03
78357912
2711 1
2702 62702 52702 22702 12702 0
2701 92701 82701 72701 62701 52701 42700 5
1406 941298 36 1298 29
1363 661363 671363 68
1363 711363 72
1363 741363 73
144°E
144°E
142°E
142°E
34°S
34°S
36°S
36°S
SA
NSW
VIC
LINDSAY - WALLPOLLA
LIPAROO - ROBINVALE
NANGILOC - COLIGNAN ROBINVALE - BOUNDARY BEND
BOUNDARY BEND - NYAH
SPEEWA
BARR CREEK - GUNBOWERNSW
TAS
VIC ACT
QLDNT
WA SA
Study Area
0 25 50 km
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURR
AY RI
VER
BUMBANG ISLAND
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
NEAR-SURFACE RESISTIVE ZONES 30
Estimated recharge(mm / year)
> 5
Irrigation
The highest potential for perched water is beneath irrigated areas on high recharge zones within low conductivity classes
Average conductivity(mS/m)
Water Body
Main River Channel
Lock
RiverRailwaySecondary RoadPrincipal RoadTownGeographic Location
105 - 13035 - 1050 - 35
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008 Irrigation provided by SunRISE 21
Intepreted from vegetation and geomorphic data
0
0 77677768
7771
7883 ,78 847885
78867887
7893
7890
7892
7889
7891
7888
78377838
78457846
78477998
791579167917
79187919
79207921
79227923
7924
792579267927
792979307931
79327933
7934
7938
7950
79477949
7948
73187317
7894
7834
78337836
7908
7909
7904 ,79 05
79107911
7907
79017900
7898
7906
78957896 ,78 97
7899
793679397940
7941
7942
7913
79517952
79457914
2712 8
2717 2
2702 4
2710 82710 9
2717 4
2713 92713 8
2711 9
2711 72712 0
2711 02717 1
2711 8
2713 6
2713 5
2716 72712 2
2712 1
2713 7
2716 32716 2
2716 12711 5
2712 3
2713 4 2712 72713 3
2711 6
2713 1
2713 2
2716 42716 5
2712 6
2712 52712 4
2716 6
2717 0
2716 8
2716 9
2711 22711 3
2711 4
2701 0
2700 3
2701 1
8677 6
2714 0
8677 58677 4
2717 32700 6
7928 9
4000 54000 4
1406 951363 64
1298 341298 31
1048 041048 03
1109 12
1193 70
1193 69
3258 73
1363 62
1363 61
1363 591363 58
1363 571363 56
1363 65
1363 541363 531363 52
1363 551363 50
1363 491363 48
1218 26
1218 251363 691363 70
1363 51
1363 60
1363 63
3350 893350 88
7928
7902 ,79 03
78357912
2711 1
2702 62702 52702 22702 12702 0
2701 92701 82701 72701 62701 52701 42700 5
1406 941298 36 1298 29
1363 661363 671363 68
1363 711363 72
1363 741363 73
144°E
144°E
142°E
142°E
34°S
34°S
36°S
36°S
SA
NSW
VIC
LINDSAY - WALLPOLLA
LIPAROO - ROBINVALE
NANGILOC - COLIGNAN ROBINVALE - BOUNDARY BEND
BOUNDARY BEND - NYAH
SPEEWA
BARR CREEK - GUNBOWERNSW
TAS
VIC ACT
QLDNT
WA SA
Study Area
0 25 50 km
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURR
AY RI
VER
BUMBANG ISLAND
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
NEAR-SURFACE CONDUCTIVE ZONES 31
Water Body
Main River Channel
Lock
River
RailwaySecondary RoadPrincipal RoadTownGeographic Location
Average conductivity between the surface and the regional groundwater table
Average conductivity (mS/m);Texture
200 - 300; Loam
>700; Moist mud300 - 700; Clay
100 - 200; Sandy loam
No data
0
0 77677768
7771
7883 ,78 847885
78867887
7893
7890
7892
7889
7891
7888
78377838
78457846
78477998
791579167917
79187919
79207921
79227923
7924
792579267927
792979307931
79327933
7934
7938
7950
79477949
7948
73187317
7894
7834
78337836
7908
7909
7904 ,79 05
79107911
7907
79017900
7898
7906
78957896 ,78 97
7899
793679397940
7941
7942
7913
79517952
79457914
2712 8
2717 2
2702 4
2710 82710 9
2717 4
2713 92713 8
2711 9
2711 72712 0
2711 02717 1
2711 8
2713 6
2713 5
2716 72712 2
2712 1
2713 7
2716 32716 2
2716 12711 5
2712 3
2713 4 2712 72713 3
2711 6
2713 1
2713 2
2716 42716 5
2712 6
2712 52712 4
2716 6
2717 0
2716 8
2716 9
2711 22711 3
2711 4
2701 0
2700 3
2701 1
8677 6
2714 0
8677 58677 4
2717 32700 6
7928 9
4000 54000 4
1406 951363 64
1298 341298 31
1048 041048 03
1109 12
1193 70
1193 69
3258 73
1363 62
1363 61
1363 591363 58
1363 571363 56
1363 65
1363 541363 531363 52
1363 551363 50
1363 491363 48
1218 26
1218 251363 691363 70
1363 51
1363 60
1363 63
3350 893350 88
7928
7902 ,79 03
78357912
2711 1
2702 62702 52702 22702 12702 0
2701 92701 82701 72701 62701 52701 42700 5
1406 941298 36 1298 29
1363 661363 671363 68
1363 711363 72
1363 741363 73
144°E
144°E
142°E
142°E
34°S
34°S
36°S
36°S
SA
NSW
VIC
LINDSAY - WALLPOLLA
LIPAROO - ROBINVALE
NANGILOC - COLIGNAN ROBINVALE - BOUNDARY BEND
BOUNDARY BEND - NYAH
SPEEWA
BARR CREEK - GUNBOWERNSW
TAS
VIC ACT
QLDNT
WA SA
Study Area
0 25 50 km
< 100; Sand
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURR
AY RI
VER
BUMBANG ISLAND
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
CONDUCTIVE GROUNDWATER 32
Ranges based on 35 vol % porosity for fine to medium sand with reference to a best-fit surface at the level of the modern floodplain.The brackish zone is considered to be the interface between the resistive fresh and conductive saline groundwater.
Water quality (µS/cm)Brackish (5000 - 17,000)Saline ( > 17,000)
Water Body
Main River Channel
Lock
River
RailwaySecondary RoadPrincipal RoadTownGeographic Location
0
0 77677768
7771
7883 ,78 847885
78867887
7893
7890
7892
7889
7891
7888
78377838
78457846
78477998
791579167917
79187919
79207921
79227923
7924
792579267927
792979307931
79327933
7934
7938
7950
79477949
7948
73187317
7894
7834
78337836
7908
7909
7904 ,79 05
79107911
7907
79017900
7898
7906
78957896 ,78 97
7899
793679397940
7941
7942
7913
79517952
79457914
2712 8
2717 2
2702 4
2710 82710 9
2717 4
2713 92713 8
2711 9
2711 72712 0
2711 02717 1
2711 8
2713 6
2713 5
2716 72712 2
2712 1
2713 7
2716 32716 2
2716 12711 5
2712 3
2713 4 2712 72713 3
2711 6
2713 1
2713 2
2716 42716 5
2712 6
2712 52712 4
2716 6
2717 0
2716 8
2716 9
2711 22711 3
2711 4
2701 0
2700 3
2701 1
8677 6
2714 0
8677 58677 4
2717 32700 6
7928 9
4000 54000 4
1406 951363 64
1298 341298 31
1048 041048 03
1109 12
1193 70
1193 69
3258 73
1363 62
1363 61
1363 591363 58
1363 571363 56
1363 65
1363 541363 531363 52
1363 551363 50
1363 491363 48
1218 26
1218 251363 691363 70
1363 51
1363 60
1363 63
3350 893350 88
7928
7902 ,79 03
78357912
2711 1
2702 62702 52702 22702 12702 0
2701 92701 82701 72701 62701 52701 42700 5
1406 941298 36 1298 29
1363 661363 671363 68
1363 711363 72
1363 741363 73
144°E
144°E
142°E
142°E
34°S
34°S
36°S
36°S
SA
NSW
VIC
LINDSAY - WALLPOLLA
LIPAROO - ROBINVALE
NANGILOC - COLIGNAN ROBINVALE - BOUNDARY BEND
BOUNDARY BEND - NYAH
SPEEWA
BARR CREEK - GUNBOWERNSW
TAS
VIC ACT
QLDNT
WA SA
Study Area
0 25 50 km
No data
AEM Slice 5 to 10m below the tilted floodplain
Stratigraphic Units
Quaternary Alluvium (clay) overQuaternary Alluvium (sand)
Quaternary Alluvium (sand)
Blanchetown ClayLoxton Parilla Sands
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURR
AY RI
VER
BUMBANG ISLAND
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
CONDUCTIVE SOILS 33
Water Body
Main River Channel
Lock
RiverRailwaySecondary RoadPrincipal RoadTownGeographic Location
> 0.15 (mud rich)< 0.15 (sand rich)
Conductive soils (S/m)
Interpretation based on AEM slice 0 to 2m below the present landscape
Geomorphic ElementSand Dunes
No data
0
0 77677768
7771
7883 ,78 847885
78867887
7893
7890
7892
7889
7891
7888
78377838
78457846
78477998
791579167917
79187919
79207921
79227923
7924
792579267927
792979307931
79327933
7934
7938
7950
79477949
7948
73187317
7894
7834
78337836
7908
7909
7904 ,79 05
79107911
7907
79017900
7898
7906
78957896 ,78 97
7899
793679397940
7941
7942
7913
79517952
79457914
2712 8
2717 2
2702 4
2710 82710 9
2717 4
2713 92713 8
2711 9
2711 72712 0
2711 02717 1
2711 8
2713 6
2713 5
2716 72712 2
2712 1
2713 7
2716 32716 2
2716 12711 5
2712 3
2713 4 2712 72713 3
2711 6
2713 1
2713 2
2716 42716 5
2712 6
2712 52712 4
2716 6
2717 0
2716 8
2716 9
2711 22711 3
2711 4
2701 0
2700 3
2701 1
8677 6
2714 0
8677 58677 4
2717 32700 6
7928 9
4000 54000 4
1406 951363 64
1298 341298 31
1048 041048 03
1109 12
1193 70
1193 69
3258 73
1363 62
1363 61
1363 591363 58
1363 571363 56
1363 65
1363 541363 531363 52
1363 551363 50
1363 491363 48
1218 26
1218 251363 691363 70
1363 51
1363 60
1363 63
3350 893350 88
7928
7902 ,79 03
78357912
2711 1
2702 62702 52702 22702 12702 0
2701 92701 82701 72701 62701 52701 42700 5
1406 941298 36 1298 29
1363 661363 671363 68
1363 711363 72
1363 741363 73
144°E
144°E
142°E
142°E
34°S
34°S
36°S
36°S
SA
NSW
VIC
LINDSAY - WALLPOLLA
LIPAROO - ROBINVALE
NANGILOC - COLIGNAN ROBINVALE - BOUNDARY BEND
BOUNDARY BEND - NYAH
SPEEWA
BARR CREEK - GUNBOWERNSW
TAS
VIC ACT
QLDNT
WA SA
Study Area
0 25 50 km
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURR
AY RI
VER
BUMBANG ISLAND
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
UNSATURATED ZONE SALT STORE 34(ABOVE REGIONAL WATERTABLE)
Water Body
Main River Channel
Lock
RiverRailwaySecondary RoadPrincipal RoadTownGeographic Location
0
0 77677768
7771
7883 ,78 847885
78867887
7893
7890
7892
7889
7891
7888
78377838
78457846
78477998
791579167917
79187919
79207921
79227923
7924
792579267927
792979307931
79327933
7934
7938
7950
79477949
7948
73187317
7894
7834
78337836
7908
7909
7904 ,79 05
79107911
7907
79017900
7898
7906
78957896 ,78 97
7899
793679397940
7941
7942
7913
79517952
79457914
2712 8
2717 2
2702 4
2710 82710 9
2717 4
2713 92713 8
2711 9
2711 72712 0
2711 02717 1
2711 8
2713 6
2713 5
2716 72712 2
2712 1
2713 7
2716 32716 2
2716 12711 5
2712 3
2713 4 2712 72713 3
2711 6
2713 1
2713 2
2716 42716 5
2712 6
2712 52712 4
2716 6
2717 0
2716 8
2716 9
2711 22711 3
2711 4
2701 0
2700 3
2701 1
8677 6
2714 0
8677 58677 4
2717 32700 6
7928 9
4000 54000 4
1406 951363 64
1298 341298 31
1048 041048 03
1109 12
1193 70
1193 69
3258 73
1363 62
1363 61
1363 591363 58
1363 571363 56
1363 65
1363 541363 531363 52
1363 551363 50
1363 491363 48
1218 26
1218 251363 691363 70
1363 51
1363 60
1363 63
3350 893350 88
7928
7902 ,79 03
78357912
2711 1
2702 62702 52702 22702 12702 0
2701 92701 82701 72701 62701 52701 42700 5
1406 941298 36 1298 29
1363 661363 671363 68
1363 711363 72
1363 741363 73
144°E
144°E
142°E
142°E
34°S
34°S
36°S
36°S
SA
NSW
VIC
LINDSAY - WALLPOLLA
LIPAROO - ROBINVALE
NANGILOC - COLIGNAN ROBINVALE - BOUNDARY BEND
BOUNDARY BEND - NYAH
SPEEWA
BARR CREEK - GUNBOWERNSW
TAS
VIC ACT
QLDNT
WA SA
Study Area
0 25 50 km
Clay thickness (m)<1 2 - 44 - 10>10
Salt store derived from average conductivity between the surface and 30m below the regional watertable
Total salt store (t/ha/m)
0 - 5050 - 100100 - 200200 - 300300 - 400400 - 500> 500No data
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURR
AY RI
VER
BUMBANG ISLAND
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
SATURATED ZONE SALT STORE 35
Water Body
Main River Channel
Lock
RiverRailwaySecondary RoadPrincipal RoadTownGeographic Location
0
0 77677768
7771
7883 ,78 847885
78867887
7893
7890
7892
7889
7891
7888
78377838
78457846
78477998
791579167917
79187919
79207921
79227923
7924
792579267927
792979307931
79327933
7934
7938
7950
79477949
7948
73187317
7894
7834
78337836
7908
7909
7904 ,79 05
79107911
7907
79017900
7898
7906
78957896 ,78 97
7899
793679397940
7941
7942
7913
79517952
79457914
2712 8
2717 2
2702 4
2710 82710 9
2717 4
2713 92713 8
2711 9
2711 72712 0
2711 02717 1
2711 8
2713 6
2713 5
2716 72712 2
2712 1
2713 7
2716 32716 2
2716 12711 5
2712 3
2713 4 2712 72713 3
2711 6
2713 1
2713 2
2716 42716 5
2712 6
2712 52712 4
2716 6
2717 0
2716 8
2716 9
2711 22711 3
2711 4
2701 0
2700 3
2701 1
8677 6
2714 0
8677 58677 4
2717 32700 6
7928 9
4000 54000 4
1406 951363 64
1298 341298 31
1048 041048 03
1109 12
1193 70
1193 69
3258 73
1363 62
1363 61
1363 591363 58
1363 571363 56
1363 65
1363 541363 531363 52
1363 551363 50
1363 491363 48
1218 26
1218 251363 691363 70
1363 51
1363 60
1363 63
3350 893350 88
7928
7902 ,79 03
78357912
2711 1
2702 62702 52702 22702 12702 0
2701 92701 82701 72701 62701 52701 42700 5
1406 941298 36 1298 29
1363 661363 671363 68
1363 711363 72
1363 741363 73
144°E
144°E
142°E
142°E
34°S
34°S
36°S
36°S
SA
NSW
VIC
LINDSAY - WALLPOLLA
LIPAROO - ROBINVALE
NANGILOC - COLIGNAN ROBINVALE - BOUNDARY BEND
BOUNDARY BEND - NYAH
SPEEWA
BARR CREEK - GUNBOWERNSW
TAS
VIC ACT
QLDNT
WA SA
Study Area
0 25 50 km
Stratigraphic units
Quaternary Alluvium (clay) over Quaternary Alluvium (sand)
Quaternary Alluvium (sand)
Blanchetown ClayLoxton Parilla Sands
(0 - 30m BELOW REGIONAL WATERTABLE)
Salt store derived from average conductivity 0 -30m belowthe regional watertable
Total salt store (t/ha/m)
0 - 2525 - 5050 - 7575 - 100100 - 140140 - 180180 - 220No data
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURR
AY RI
VER
BUMBANG ISLAND
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
SUB-SURFACE SALINITY HAZARD 36
Water Body
Main River Channel
Lock
RiverRailwaySecondary RoadPrincipal RoadTownGeographic Location
Stratigraphic units
Quaternary Alluvium (clay) over Quaternary Alluvium (sand)
Quaternary Alluvium (sand)
Blanchetown ClayLoxton Parilla Sands
Hazard RatingVery low LowModerateHighNo data
Surface salinity hazard was derived fromAEM and DEM derived local relief data
0
0 77677768
7771
7883 ,78 847885
78867887
7893
7890
7892
7889
7891
7888
78377838
78457846
78477998
791579167917
79187919
79207921
79227923
7924
792579267927
792979307931
79327933
7934
7938
7950
79477949
7948
73187317
7894
7834
78337836
7908
7909
7904 ,79 05
79107911
7907
79017900
7898
7906
78957896 ,78 97
7899
793679397940
7941
7942
7913
79517952
79457914
2712 8
2717 2
2702 4
2710 82710 9
2717 4
2713 92713 8
2711 9
2711 72712 0
2711 02717 1
2711 8
2713 6
2713 5
2716 72712 2
2712 1
2713 7
2716 32716 2
2716 12711 5
2712 3
2713 4 2712 72713 3
2711 6
2713 1
2713 2
2716 42716 5
2712 6
2712 52712 4
2716 6
2717 0
2716 8
2716 9
2711 22711 3
2711 4
2701 0
2700 3
2701 1
8677 6
2714 0
8677 58677 4
2717 32700 6
7928 9
4000 54000 4
1406 951363 64
1298 341298 31
1048 041048 03
1109 12
1193 70
1193 69
3258 73
1363 62
1363 61
1363 591363 58
1363 571363 56
1363 65
1363 541363 531363 52
1363 551363 50
1363 491363 48
1218 26
1218 251363 691363 70
1363 51
1363 60
1363 63
3350 893350 88
7928
7902 ,79 03
78357912
2711 1
2702 62702 52702 22702 12702 0
2701 92701 82701 72701 62701 52701 42700 5
1406 941298 36 1298 29
1363 661363 671363 68
1363 711363 72
1363 741363 73
144°E
144°E
142°E
142°E
34°S
34°S
36°S
36°S
SA
NSW
VIC
LINDSAY - WALLPOLLA
LIPAROO - ROBINVALE
NANGILOC - COLIGNAN ROBINVALE - BOUNDARY BEND
BOUNDARY BEND - NYAH
SPEEWA
BARR CREEK - GUNBOWERNSW
TAS
VIC ACT
QLDNT
WA SA
Study Area
0 25 50 km
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURR
AY RI
VER
BUMBANG ISLAND
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
SURFACE SALINITY 37
Hatched areas indicate lower reliability due to modifed land cover by agricultural use
Uplands
Surface salinity was derived from LANDSAT TM scenes and validated using SPOT images
ClassificationUnits (dS/m); Salinity Rating
0 - 2; Low 2 - 6; Moderate6 - 15; High
Water Body
Main River Channel
Lock
RiverRailwaySecondary RoadPrincipal RoadTownGeographic Location
0
077677768
7771
7883 ,78 847885
78867887
7893
7890
7892
7889
7891
7888
78377838
78457846
78477998
79157916
79177918 7919
79207921
79227923
7924
7925 79267927
7929
79307931
79327933
7934
7938
7950
794779497948
73187317
7894
7834
78337836
7908
7909
7904 ,79 05
79107911
7907
79017900
7898
7906
78957896 ,78 97
7899
793679397940
7941
7942
79137951
7952
79457914
2712 8
2717 2
2702 4
2710 82710 9
2717 4
2713 92713 8
2711 9
2711 72712 0
2711 02717 1
2711 8
2713 6
2713 52716 7
2712 22712 1
2713 7
2716 32716 2
2716 12711 5
2712 3
2713 42712 72713 3
2711 62713 1
2713 2
2716 42716 5
2712 6
2712 52712 4
2716 6
2717 0
2716 8
2716 9
2711 22711 3
2711 4
2701 0
2700 3
2701 1
8677 6
2714 0
8677 58677 4
2717 32700 6
7928 9
4000 54000 4
1406 951363 64
1298 341298 31
1048 041048 03
1109 12
1193 70
1193 69
3258 73
1363 62
1363 61
1363 591363 58
1363 571363 56
1363 65
1363 541363 531363 52
1363 551363 50
1363 491363 48
1218 26
1218 251363 691363 70
1363 51
1363 60
1363 63
3350 893350 88
7928
7902 ,79 03
78357912
2711 1
2702 62702 52702 22702 12702 0
2701 92701 82701 72701 62701 52701 42700 5
1406 941298 361298 29
1363 661363 671363 68
1363 711363 721363 741363 73
144°E
144°E
142°E
142°E
34°S
34°S
36°S
36°S
SA
NSW
VIC
LINDSAY - WALLPOLLA
LIPAROO - ROBINVALE
NANGILOC - COLIGNAN ROBINVALE - BOUNDARY BEND
BOUNDARY BEND - NYAH
SPEEWA
BARR CREEK - GUNBOWERNSW
TAS
VIC ACT
QLDNT
WA SA
Study Area
0 25 50 km
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURR
AY RI
VER
BUMBANG ISLAND
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
SURFACE SALINITY HAZARD 38
Water BodyMain River Channel
Lock
RiverRailwaySecondary RoadPrincipal RoadTownGeographic Location
0
0 77677768
7771
7883 ,78 847885
78867887
7893
7890
7892
7889
7891
7888
78377838
78457846
78477998
791579167917
79187919
79207921
79227923
7924
792579267927
792979307931
79327933
7934
7938
7950
79477949
7948
73187317
7894
7834
78337836
7908
7909
7904 ,79 05
79107911
7907
79017900
7898
7906
78957896 ,78 97
7899
793679397940
7941
7942
7913
79517952
79457914
2712 8
2717 2
2702 4
2710 82710 9
2717 4
2713 92713 8
2711 9
2711 72712 0
2711 02717 1
2711 8
2713 6
2713 5
2716 72712 2
2712 1
2713 7
2716 32716 2
2716 12711 5
2712 3
2713 4 2712 72713 3
2711 6
2713 1
2713 2
2716 42716 5
2712 6
2712 52712 4
2716 6
2717 0
2716 8
2716 9
2711 22711 3
2711 4
2701 0
2700 3
2701 1
8677 6
2714 0
8677 58677 4
2717 32700 6
7928 9
4000 54000 4
1406 951363 64
1298 341298 31
1048 041048 03
1109 12
1193 70
1193 69
3258 73
1363 62
1363 61
1363 591363 58
1363 571363 56
1363 65
1363 541363 531363 52
1363 551363 50
1363 491363 48
1218 26
1218 251363 691363 70
1363 51
1363 60
1363 63
3350 893350 88
7928
7902 ,79 03
78357912
2711 1
2702 62702 52702 22702 12702 0
2701 92701 82701 72701 62701 52701 42700 5
1406 941298 36 1298 29
1363 661363 671363 68
1363 711363 72
1363 741363 73
144°E
144°E
142°E
142°E
34°S
34°S
36°S
36°S
SA
NSW
VIC
LINDSAY - WALLPOLLA
LIPAROO - ROBINVALE
NANGILOC - COLIGNAN ROBINVALE - BOUNDARY BEND
BOUNDARY BEND - NYAH
SPEEWA
BARR CREEK - GUNBOWERNSW
TAS
VIC ACT
QLDNT
WA SA
Study Area
0 25 50 km
Hazard RatingLowModerateHighNo data
Surface salinity hazard was derived fromAEM and DEM derived local relief data
Uplands
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURR
AY RI
VER
BUMBANG ISLAND
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
THICKNESS OF WOORINEN FORMATION
Woorinen Formationthickness (m)
Interpretation from AEM tilted floodplain elevation data
6 - 11
3 - 4
< 2
Uplands
Water Body
Main River Channel
Lock
RiverRailwaySecondary RoadPrincipal RoadTownGeographic Location
0
0 77677768
7771
7883 ,78 847885
78867887
7893
7890
7892
7889
7891
7888
78377838
78457846
78477998
791579167917
79187919
79207921
79227923
7924
792579267927
792979307931
79327933
7934
7938
7950
79477949
7948
73187317
7894
7834
78337836
7908
7909
7904 ,79 05
79107911
7907
79017900
7898
7906
78957896 ,78 97
7899
793679397940
7941
7942
7913
79517952
79457914
2712 8
2717 2
2702 4
2710 82710 9
2717 4
2713 92713 8
2711 9
2711 72712 0
2711 02717 1
2711 8
2713 6
2713 5
2716 72712 2
2712 1
2713 7
2716 32716 2
2716 12711 5
2712 3
2713 4 2712 72713 3
2711 6
2713 1
2713 2
2716 42716 5
2712 6
2712 52712 4
2716 6
2717 0
2716 8
2716 9
2711 22711 3
2711 4
2701 0
2700 3
2701 1
8677 6
2714 0
8677 58677 4
2717 32700 6
7928 9
4000 54000 4
1406 951363 64
1298 341298 31
1048 041048 03
1109 12
1193 70
1193 69
3258 73
1363 62
1363 61
1363 591363 58
1363 571363 56
1363 65
1363 541363 531363 52
1363 551363 50
1363 491363 48
1218 26
1218 251363 691363 70
1363 51
1363 60
1363 63
3350 893350 88
7928
7902 ,79 03
78357912
2711 1
2702 62702 52702 22702 12702 0
2701 92701 82701 72701 62701 52701 42700 5
1406 941298 36 1298 29
1363 661363 671363 68
1363 711363 72
1363 741363 73
144°E
144°E
142°E
142°E
34°S
34°S
36°S
36°S
SA
NSW
VIC
LINDSAY - WALLPOLLA
LIPAROO - ROBINVALE
NANGILOC - COLIGNAN ROBINVALE - BOUNDARY BEND
BOUNDARY BEND - NYAH
SPEEWA
BARR CREEK - GUNBOWERNSW
TAS
VIC ACT
QLDNT
WA SA
Study Area
0 25 50 km
No data
2 - 3
4 - 6
39
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
Liparoo to Robinvale
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MURRAY RIVER
660000
66000061
6000
0
6160
000
6180
000
6180
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MURRAY RIVER
660000
660000
6160
000
6160
000
6180
000
6180
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MURRAY RIVER
660000
660000
6160
000
6160
000
6180
000
6180
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94Quaternary Alluvium is a result of the addition of Quaternary Alluvium (sand) and Quaternary Alluvium (clay)products to produce a total thickness of clays and sands
Interpretation from AEM tilted floodplain elevation data
Quaternary Alluviumthickness (m)
4 - 62 - 4< 2
10 - 128 - 106 - 8
Not present
12 - 14
16 - 1814 - 16 River
Secondary RoadPrincipal Road
Uplands
QUATERNARY ALLUVIUM THICKNESS 40
QUATERNARY ALLUVIUM QUATERNARY ALLUVIUM (CLAY) QUATERNARY ALLUVIUM (SAND)
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURR
AY RI
VER
BUMBANG ISLAND
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
THICKNESS OF BLANCHETOWN CLAY
Blanchetown Claythickness (m)
Interpretation from AEM tilted floodplain elevation data
10 - 165 - 10< 5
Uplands
Water Body
Main River Channel
Lock
RiverRailwaySecondary RoadPrincipal RoadTownGeographic Location
0
0 77677768
7771
7883 ,78 847885
78867887
7893
7890
7892
7889
7891
7888
78377838
78457846
78477998
791579167917
79187919
79207921
79227923
7924
792579267927
792979307931
79327933
7934
7938
7950
79477949
7948
73187317
7894
7834
78337836
7908
7909
7904 ,79 05
79107911
7907
79017900
7898
7906
78957896 ,78 97
7899
793679397940
7941
7942
7913
79517952
79457914
2712 8
2717 2
2702 4
2710 82710 9
2717 4
2713 92713 8
2711 9
2711 72712 0
2711 02717 1
2711 8
2713 6
2713 5
2716 72712 2
2712 1
2713 7
2716 32716 2
2716 12711 5
2712 3
2713 4 2712 72713 3
2711 6
2713 1
2713 2
2716 42716 5
2712 6
2712 52712 4
2716 6
2717 0
2716 8
2716 9
2711 22711 3
2711 4
2701 0
2700 3
2701 1
8677 6
2714 0
8677 58677 4
2717 32700 6
7928 9
4000 54000 4
1406 951363 64
1298 341298 31
1048 041048 03
1109 12
1193 70
1193 69
3258 73
1363 62
1363 61
1363 591363 58
1363 571363 56
1363 65
1363 541363 531363 52
1363 551363 50
1363 491363 48
1218 26
1218 251363 691363 70
1363 51
1363 60
1363 63
3350 893350 88
7928
7902 ,79 03
78357912
2711 1
2702 62702 52702 22702 12702 0
2701 92701 82701 72701 62701 52701 42700 5
1406 941298 36 1298 29
1363 661363 671363 68
1363 711363 72
1363 741363 73
144°E
144°E
142°E
142°E
34°S
34°S
36°S
36°S
SA
NSW
VIC
LINDSAY - WALLPOLLA
LIPAROO - ROBINVALE
NANGILOC - COLIGNAN ROBINVALE - BOUNDARY BEND
BOUNDARY BEND - NYAH
SPEEWA
BARR CREEK - GUNBOWERNSW
TAS
VIC ACT
QLDNT
WA SA
Study Area
0 25 50 km
No data16 - 22
41
Not present
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURR
AY RI
VER
BUMBANG ISLAND
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
DEPTH TO TOP OF BLANCHETOWN CLAY
Depth to top ofBlanchetown Clay (m)
Interpretation from AEM tilted floodplain elevation data
5 - 102 - 5< 2
Uplands
Water Body
Main River Channel
Lock
RiverRailwaySecondary RoadPrincipal RoadTownGeographic Location
No data20 - 3215 - 2010 - 15
42
Not present
0
0 77677768
7771
7883 ,78 847885
78867887
7893
7890
7892
7889
7891
7888
78377838
78457846
78477998
791579167917
79187919
79207921
79227923
7924
792579267927
792979307931
79327933
7934
7938
7950
79477949
7948
73187317
7894
7834
78337836
7908
7909
7904 ,79 05
79107911
7907
79017900
7898
7906
78957896 ,78 97
7899
793679397940
7941
7942
7913
79517952
79457914
2712 8
2717 2
2702 4
2710 82710 9
2717 4
2713 92713 8
2711 9
2711 72712 0
2711 02717 1
2711 8
2713 6
2713 5
2716 72712 2
2712 1
2713 7
2716 32716 2
2716 12711 5
2712 3
2713 4 2712 72713 3
2711 6
2713 1
2713 2
2716 42716 5
2712 6
2712 52712 4
2716 6
2717 0
2716 8
2716 9
2711 22711 3
2711 4
2701 0
2700 3
2701 1
8677 6
2714 0
8677 58677 4
2717 32700 6
7928 9
4000 54000 4
1406 951363 64
1298 341298 31
1048 041048 03
1109 12
1193 70
1193 69
3258 73
1363 62
1363 61
1363 591363 58
1363 571363 56
1363 65
1363 541363 531363 52
1363 551363 50
1363 491363 48
1218 26
1218 251363 691363 70
1363 51
1363 60
1363 63
3350 893350 88
7928
7902 ,79 03
78357912
2711 1
2702 62702 52702 22702 12702 0
2701 92701 82701 72701 62701 52701 42700 5
1406 941298 36 1298 29
1363 661363 671363 68
1363 711363 72
1363 741363 73
144°E
144°E
142°E
142°E
34°S
34°S
36°S
36°S
SA
NSW
VIC
LINDSAY - WALLPOLLA
LIPAROO - ROBINVALE
NANGILOC - COLIGNAN ROBINVALE - BOUNDARY BEND
BOUNDARY BEND - NYAH
SPEEWA
BARR CREEK - GUNBOWERNSW
TAS
VIC ACT
QLDNT
WA SA
Study Area
0 25 50 km
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURR
AY RI
VER
BUMBANG ISLAND
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
PARTIAL THICKNESS OF LOXTON PARILLA SANDS
Uplands
Water Body
Main River Channel
Lock
RiverRailwaySecondary RoadPrincipal RoadTownGeographic Location
0
0 77677768
7771
7883 ,78 847885
78867887
7893
7890
7892
7889
7891
7888
78377838
78457846
78477998
791579167917
79187919
79207921
79227923
7924
792579267927
792979307931
79327933
7934
7938
7950
79477949
7948
73187317
7894
7834
78337836
7908
7909
7904 ,79 05
79107911
7907
79017900
7898
7906
78957896 ,78 97
7899
793679397940
7941
7942
7913
79517952
79457914
2712 8
2717 2
2702 4
2710 82710 9
2717 4
2713 92713 8
2711 9
2711 72712 0
2711 02717 1
2711 8
2713 6
2713 5
2716 72712 2
2712 1
2713 7
2716 32716 2
2716 12711 5
2712 3
2713 4 2712 72713 3
2711 6
2713 1
2713 2
2716 42716 5
2712 6
2712 52712 4
2716 6
2717 0
2716 8
2716 9
2711 22711 3
2711 4
2701 0
2700 3
2701 1
8677 6
2714 0
8677 58677 4
2717 32700 6
7928 9
4000 54000 4
1406 951363 64
1298 341298 31
1048 041048 03
1109 12
1193 70
1193 69
3258 73
1363 62
1363 61
1363 591363 58
1363 571363 56
1363 65
1363 541363 531363 52
1363 551363 50
1363 491363 48
1218 26
1218 251363 691363 70
1363 51
1363 60
1363 63
3350 893350 88
7928
7902 ,79 03
78357912
2711 1
2702 62702 52702 22702 12702 0
2701 92701 82701 72701 62701 52701 42700 5
1406 941298 36 1298 29
1363 661363 671363 68
1363 711363 72
1363 741363 73
144°E
144°E
142°E
142°E
34°S
34°S
36°S
36°S
SA
NSW
VIC
LINDSAY - WALLPOLLA
LIPAROO - ROBINVALE
NANGILOC - COLIGNAN ROBINVALE - BOUNDARY BEND
BOUNDARY BEND - NYAH
SPEEWA
BARR CREEK - GUNBOWERNSW
TAS
VIC ACT
QLDNT
WA SA
Study Area
0 25 50 km
Loxton Parilla Sandsthickness (m)
30 - 3225 - 30
No data
50 - 6040 - 50
60 - 7070 - 96
43(THICKNESS DOWN TO 30m)
Thickness interpreted from AEM data down to adepth of 30m below the tilted floodplain level
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURR
AY RI
VER
BUMBANG ISLAND
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
DEPTH TO TOP OF LOXTON PARILLA SANDS
Uplands
Water Body
Main River Channel
Lock
RiverRailwaySecondary RoadPrincipal RoadTownGeographic Location
0
0 77677768
7771
7883 ,78 847885
78867887
7893
7890
7892
7889
7891
7888
78377838
78457846
78477998
791579167917
79187919
79207921
79227923
7924
792579267927
792979307931
79327933
7934
7938
7950
79477949
7948
73187317
7894
7834
78337836
7908
7909
7904 ,79 05
79107911
7907
79017900
7898
7906
78957896 ,78 97
7899
793679397940
7941
7942
7913
79517952
79457914
2712 8
2717 2
2702 4
2710 82710 9
2717 4
2713 92713 8
2711 9
2711 72712 0
2711 02717 1
2711 8
2713 6
2713 5
2716 72712 2
2712 1
2713 7
2716 32716 2
2716 12711 5
2712 3
2713 4 2712 72713 3
2711 6
2713 1
2713 2
2716 42716 5
2712 6
2712 52712 4
2716 6
2717 0
2716 8
2716 9
2711 22711 3
2711 4
2701 0
2700 3
2701 1
8677 6
2714 0
8677 58677 4
2717 32700 6
7928 9
4000 54000 4
1406 951363 64
1298 341298 31
1048 041048 03
1109 12
1193 70
1193 69
3258 73
1363 62
1363 61
1363 591363 58
1363 571363 56
1363 65
1363 541363 531363 52
1363 551363 50
1363 491363 48
1218 26
1218 251363 691363 70
1363 51
1363 60
1363 63
3350 893350 88
7928
7902 ,79 03
78357912
2711 1
2702 62702 52702 22702 12702 0
2701 92701 82701 72701 62701 52701 42700 5
1406 941298 36 1298 29
1363 661363 671363 68
1363 711363 72
1363 741363 73
144°E
144°E
142°E
142°E
34°S
34°S
36°S
36°S
SA
NSW
VIC
LINDSAY - WALLPOLLA
LIPAROO - ROBINVALE
NANGILOC - COLIGNAN ROBINVALE - BOUNDARY BEND
BOUNDARY BEND - NYAH
SPEEWA
BARR CREEK - GUNBOWERNSW
TAS
VIC ACT
QLDNT
WA SA
Study Area
0 25 50 km
Depth to top ofLoxton Parilla Sands (m)
Interpretation from AEM tilted floodplain elevation data
10 - 155 - 10< 5
No data20 - 3015 - 20
44
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E34
°40'0
"S
34°4
0'0"S
0 4 8 12 16 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor
AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
STRANDLINES 45
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
650000
650000
660000
660000
6150
000
6150
000
6160
000
6160
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
Depth (m); Conductivity Rating5 - 10; low
15 - 20; low20 - 25; low25 - 30; low30 - 35; low35 - 40; low
5 - 10; high
15 - 20; high20 - 25; high25 - 30; high30 - 35; high35 - 40; high
10 - 15; low 10 - 15; high
-10 to -15m-5 to -10m -15 to -20m
-20 to -25m -25 to -30m -30 to -35m -35 to -40m
Conductivity (S/m)0.1
0.01
(BELOW THE TILTED FLOODPLAIN)
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
EXTENT OF STRATIGRAPHIC UNITS
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MU
RRAY R IVERTAILA CREEK
BUMBANG ISLAND
142°40'E
142°40'E
142°50'E
34°4
0'S
34°4
0'S
655000
655000
6155
000
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MURRAY RI V ER
TAILA CREEK
BUMBANG ISLAND
655000
65500061
5500
0
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'E
142°40'E
142°50'E34
°40'S
34°4
0'S
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MU
RRAY R IVER
TAILA CREEK
655000
655000
6155
000
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'E
142°40'E
34°4
0'S
34°4
0'S
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MU
RRAY R I VER
TA
ILA CREEK
BUMBANG ISLAND
655000
655000
6155
000
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'E
142°40'E
142°50'E
34°4
0'S
34°4
0'S
Interpretation from AEM tilted floodplain elevation data
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MU
RRAY R I VER
TAILA CREEK
BUMBANG ISLAND
655000
655000
6155
000
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'E
142°40'E
142°50'E
34°40
'S
34°40
'S
0 4 8 12 16 km
+53 to +30m 46
Stratigraphic Units
Loxton Parilla SandsWoorinen Formation
Blanchetown Clay
+30 to +25m
+25 to +20m +20 to +15m +15 to +10m
Woorinen Formation over Blanchetown ClayWoorinen Formation over Loxton Parilla Sands
Uplands
Lock
RiverRailwaySecondary RoadPrincipal RoadTownGeographic Location
No data
(ABOVE THE TILTED FLOODPLAIN)
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
EXTENT OF STRATIGRAPHIC UNITS
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MU
RRAY R I VERTA
ILA CREEK
BUMBANG ISLAND
142°40'E
142°40'E
142°50'E
34°4
0'S
34°4
0'S
655000
655000
6155
000
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MU
RRAY R IVER
TAILA CREEK
BUMBANG ISLAND
655000
65500061
5500
0
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'E
142°40'E
142°50'E34
°40'S
34°4
0'S
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MU
RRAY R I VER
655000
655000
6155
000
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'E
142°40'E
142°50'E
34°4
0'S
34°4
0'S
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MU
RRAY R I VER
TA
ILA CREEK
BUMBANG ISLAND
655000
655000
6155
000
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'E
142°40'E
142°50'E
34°4
0'S
34°4
0'S
Interpretation from AEM tilted floodplain elevation data
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MU
RRAY R IVER
TA
ILA CREEK
BUMBANG ISLAND
655000
655000
6155
000
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'E
142°40'E
142°50'E
34°40
'S
34°40
'S
0 4 8 12 16 km
+10 to +6m 47
Stratigraphic Units
Loxton Parilla Sands
Woorinen Formation
Blanchetown Clay
+6 to +4m
+4 to +2m +2 to 0m 0 to -4m
Uplands
Lock
RiverRailwaySecondary RoadPrincipal RoadTownGeographic Location
No data
Quaternary Alluvium (sand)
Quaternary Alluvium (clay) overQuaternary Alluvium (sand)
Quaternary Alluvium (clay)
(ABOVE & BELOW THE TILTED FLOODPLAIN)
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MU
RRAY R IVERTAILA CREEK
BUMBANG ISLAND
142°40'E
142°40'E
142°50'E
34°4
0'S
34°4
0'S
655000
655000
6155
000
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MURRAY RI V ER
TAILA CREEK
BUMBANG ISLAND
655000
65500061
5500
0
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'E
142°40'E
142°50'E34
°40'S
34°4
0'S
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MU
RRAY R I VER
TA
ILA CREEK
BUMBANG ISLAND
655000
655000
6155
000
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'E
142°40'E
142°50'E
34°4
0'S
34°4
0'S
Interpretation from AEM tilted floodplain elevation data
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MU
RRAY R I VER
TAILA CREEK
BUMBANG ISLAND
655000
655000
6155
000
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'E
142°40'E
142°50'E
34°40
'S
34°40
'S
0 4 8 12 16 km
-4 to -8m
Stratigraphic Units
Loxton Parilla Sands
Quaternary Alluvium (sand) overLoxton Parilla Sands
Blanchetown Clay
-8 to -12m
-12 to -16m -16 to -20m
No data
Quaternary Alluvium (sand)
Quaternary Alluvium (clay) overQuaternary Alluvium (sand)
Uplands
Lock
River
RailwaySecondary RoadPrincipal RoadTownGeographic Location
EXTENT OF STRATIGRAPHIC UNITS(ABOVE & BELOW THE TILTED FLOODPLAIN) 48
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
Liparoo to Robinvale
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MURRAY RI V ER
TAILA CREEK
BUMBANG ISLAND
655000
65500061
5500
0
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'E
142°40'E
142°50'E34
°40'S
34°4
0'S
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MU
RRAY R I VER
TA
ILA CREEK
BUMBANG ISLAND
655000
655000
6155
000
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'E
142°40'E
142°50'E
34°4
0'S
34°4
0'S
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MU
RRAY R I VER
TAILA CREEK
BUMBANG ISLAND
655000
655000
6155
000
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'E
142°40'E
142°50'E
34°40
'S
34°40
'S
0 4 8 12 16 km
-20 to -30m -30 to -35m
-35 to -40m
EUSTON
ROBINVALE
STURT HIGHWAY
MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY
MU
RRAY R I VERTA
ILA CREEK
BUMBANG ISLAND
655000
655000
6155
000
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'E
142°40'E
142°50'E
34°40
'S
34°40
'S
-40 to -45m
Interpretation from AEM tilted floodplain elevation data
Stratigraphic UnitsLoxton Parilla Sands
Uplands
Lock
RiverRailwaySecondary RoadPrincipal RoadTownGeographic Location
No data
EXTENT OF STRATIGRAPHIC UNITS 49(BELOW THE TILTED FLOODPLAIN)
655000
655000
6155
000
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'E
142°40'E
34°4
0'S
34°4
0'S
0 5 10 15 20 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping ProjectLiparoo to Robinvale
RELIABILITY OF STRATIGRAPHIC UNITS 50
655000
655000
6155
000
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'E
142°40'E
34°4
0'S
34°4
0'S
655000
655000
6155
000
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'E
142°40'E
34°4
0'S
34°4
0'S
655000
655000
6155
000
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'E
142°40'E
34°4
0'S
34°4
0'S
655000
655000
6155
000
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'E
142°40'E
34°4
0'S
34°4
0'S
655000
655000
6155
000
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'E
142°40'E
34°4
0'S
34°4
0'S
655000
655000
6155
000
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'E
142°40'E
34°4
0'S
34°4
0'S
655000
655000
6155
000
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'E
142°40'E
34°4
0'S
34°4
0'S
655000
655000
6155
000
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'E
142°40'E
34°4
0'S
34°4
0'S
655000
655000
6155
000
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'E
142°40'E
34°4
0'S
34°4
0'S
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+53 to +30m +30 to +25m +25 to +20m +20 to +15m +15 to +10m
+10 to +6m +6 to +4m +4 to +2m +2 to 0m 0 to -4m
Method of Interpretation
B1B2B3
A
Boreholes used in interpretation
C1C2
AEM slices above and below the tilted floodplain
655000
655000
6155
000
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
0 5 10 15 20 km
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator, MGA 54, Datum: GDA94
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping ProjectLiparoo to Robinvale
RELIABILITY OF STRATIGRAPHIC UNITS 51
655000
655000
6155
000
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
655000
655000
6155
000
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
655000
655000
6155
000
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
655000
655000
6155
000
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
655000
655000
6155
000
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
655000
655000
6155
000
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
655000
655000
6155
000
6155
000
6170
000
6170
000
142°40'0"E
142°40'0"E
34°4
0'0"S
34°4
0'0"S
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
-4 to -8m -8 to -12m -16 to -20m-12 to -16m
-20 to -30m -30 to -35m -35 to -40m -40 to -45m
Boreholes used in interpretationMethod of Interpretation
C1C2C3
D2D3D4
D1
E2AEM slices below the tilted floodplain
© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2008
River Murray Corridor - AEM Salinity Mapping Project
RELIABILITY OF STRATIGRAPHIC UNITS 52Liparoo to Robinvale
Floodplain Elevations Code Methods of Interpretation + 40-35 m + 35-30 m + 30-25 m + 25-20 m
+ 20-15 m + 15-10 m + 10-6 m
A -Landform and AEM floodplain elevation slices (conductivity values)
+ 6-4 m + 4-2 m + 2-0 m
B1 B2 B3
-Landform and AEM floodplain elevation slices (conductivity values). -Landform, AEM floodplain elevation slices (conductivity values) and DEM template denoting mallee upland. -Landform, AEM floodplain elevation slices (conductivity values) and DEM template denoting terrace and floodplain.
- 0-4 m - 4-8 m
C1
C2
C3
C4
-Landform, borehole information where available, PCA image (distinct patterns with associated colours) and DEM template (mallee upland) as a guide. -Landform, borehole information where available, PCA image (distinct patterns with associated colours) and DEM template (terrace, floodplain or riverine plain) as a guide. -Landform, borehole information where available, PCA image (indistinct patterns and colours) and DEM templates as a guide. -Landform only.
- 8-12 m - 12-16 m - 16-20 m - 20-30 m
D1
D2
D3
D4 D5
-Combination of borehole information, patterns or colours observed in PCA image and the use of DEM template as a guide. Heterogeneous colours may be grouped into a single polygon. -Combination of borehole information, patterns or colours observed in PCA image. Heterogeneous colours may be grouped into a single polygon. -Mainly borehole information with grouping of heterogeneous patterns or colours observed in PCA image into a single polygon. -No borehole information, extrapolation from criteria used in D1, D2 or D3. -Landform only.
- 30-35 m - 35-40 m - 40-45 m
E1
E2
E3
-Combination of borehole information, patterns or colours observed in AEM floodplain elevation slices. Heterogeneous colours may be grouped into a single polygon. -Mainly borehole information with grouping of heterogeneous patterns or colours observed in AEM floodplain elevation slices into a single polygon. -No borehole information, extrapolation from criteria used in E1 or E2.
(ABOVE & BELOW THE TILTED FLOODPLAIN)
