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Alice Springs town basin, review 2003

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Title

Alice Springs town basin, review 2003

Creator

Read, R. E.

Collection

E-Publications; E-Books; PublicationNT; Report ; no. 42/2003

Date

2003-12-01

Description

Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).

Notes

Date:2003-12

Language

English

Publisher name

Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment

Place of publication

Alice Springs

Series

Report ; no. 42/2003

File type

application/pdf.

Copyright owner

Check within Publication or with content Publisher.

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/229443

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/672980

Page content

1 1 Description of the Alice Springs Town Basin 1.1 Extent/study area The Town Basin has historically been defined as the area of alluvial sediments extending north from Heavitree Gap, as mapped by Quinlan and Woolley (1969). The present study encompasses not only the Town Basin, but also the entire town area and all catchments draining into it (Fig. 1). 1.2 Zones For the purposes of this study the Town Basin can be divided into the following zones: Northern Zone, roughly under the Central Business District. Southern Zone. The above are shown in Figure 1. The surrounding areas of weathered rock: Braitling Sadadeen Golf Course Gillen Larapinta