The Berry Springs spring complex lies in the wet / dry tropics of northern Australia. Rainfall and runoff are characterised by a four-month wet season with significant runoff and an eight-month dry season with negligible surface runoff. During the Dry season, aquifers in the Berry Springs region supply about 0.25 m3/s (250 l/s) of baseflow to Berry Creek via the river bed and springs.
Increased development for irrigation or other land uses is likely to increase demand on groundwater resources. Additional groundwater abstraction from high-transmissivity aquifers could lower groundwater levels and reduce the spring discharge during the Dry season. To support sustainable development, a groundwater model of the Berry Springs aquifer system (BSDA) has been developed as a management tool to assess impacts on dry season spring discharges under a range of scenarios.,
Notes
Made available by via Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT),
Report by CloudGMS for Water Resources Division, Department of Lands, Planning and Environment,
This project is jointly funded by the Australian and Northern Territory governments. Australian Government funding is provided through the National Water Grid Fund.,
Table of contents
Executive summary -- 1 Background -- 2 Physical setting -- 3 Available data -- 4 Conceptual model -- 5 Model design & construction -- 6 Parameter estimation -- 7 Deterministic predictive scenarios -- 8 Uncertainty analysis -- 9 Predictive uncertainty analysis -- 10 Conclusions -- 11 Recommendations -- 12 References -- 13 Document history and version control -- Appendix A. Monitoring water level statistics -- Appendix B. Hydrogeological cross-sections -- Appendix C. MIKE SHE recharge model,
Language
English,
Subject
Berry Springs water allocation plan,
mapping,
Land use mapping,
Hydrogeology,
Darwin Rural water control district,
Climatic data,
Publisher name
CloudGMS Pty Ltd,
Place of publication
Goodwood (SA),
Edition
Version 2.0,
Series
WRD Technical Report 50/2025,
50/2025,
Format
xviii, 121 pages : colour illustrations and maps ; 30 cm,
File type
application/pdf,
ISBN
9781743505083,
Use
Copyright,
Copyright owner
CloudGMS Pty Ltd and Northern Territory Government,