SSB Selected Catchment Boundaries v01

## **Abstract** 

The dataset was derived by the Bioregional Assessment Programme from multiple source datasets. The source datasets are identified in the Lineage field in this metadata statement. The processes undertaken to produce this derived dataset are described in the History field in this metadata statement.This dataset includes catchments relevant to the South Sydney Basin bioregion. Catchments are connected to inflows or outflows to and from the South Sydney Basin bioregion and are shown in various maps relating to the surface water hydrology. 



Catchments include: Airly, Angus Place, Clarence, Curren Valley, Dendrobium, Russell Vale, SpringVale, Tahmoor, Wongawilli and West Cliff

Extracted from the geofabric catchments:



The Geofabric Surface Cartography product provides a set of related feature classes to be used as the basis for the production of consistent hydrological cartographic maps. This product contains a geometric representation of the (major) surface water features of Australia (excluding external territories). Primarily, these are natural surface hydrology features but the product also contains some man-made features (notably reservoirs, canals and other hydrographic features). 

The product is fully topologically correct which means that all the stream segments flow in the correct direction.  



This product contains fifteen feature types including: Waterbody, Mapped Stream, Mapped Node, Mapped Connectivity (Upstream), Mapped Connectivity (Downstream), Sea, Estuary, Dam, Structure, Canal Line, Water Pipeline, Terrain Break Line, Hydro Point, Hydro Line and Hydro Area.

## **Purpose** 

Used for surface water modelling

This product contains a geometric representation of the (major) surface water features of 'geographic Australia' excluding external territories. It is intended to be used as the basis for the production of consistent hydrological cartographic map products, as well as the visualisation of surface hydrology within a GIS to support the selection of features for inclusion in cartographic map production.

## **Dataset History** 

These subcatchments were extracted using the AHGF (Geofabric) catchments 



AHGFContractedCatchments were aggregated into the SSB subcatchments based on their contribution to selected rivers as depicted in the GEODATA 250K. The reference river network is from Watercourse lines.



Geofabric Surface Cartography is part of a suite of Geofabric products produced by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. The source data input for the Geofabric Surface Cartography product is the AusHydro v1.7.2 (AusHydro) surface hydrology data set. The AusHydro database provides a seamless surface hydrology layer for Australia at a nominal scale of 1:250,000. It consists of lines, points and polygons representing natural and man-made features such as watercourses, lakes, dams and other water bodies. The natural watercourse layer consists of a linear network with a consistent topology of links and nodes that provide directional flow paths through the network for hydrological analysis. 



This network was used to produce the GEODATA 9 Second Digital Elevation Model (DEM-9S) Version 3 of Australia 



Geofabric Surface Cartography is an amalgamation of two primary datasets.  The first is the hydrographic component of the GEODATA TOPO 250K Series 3 (GEODATA 3) product released by Geoscience Australia (GA) in 2006. The GEODATA 3 dataset contains the following hydrographic features: canal lines, locks, rapid lines, spillways, waterfall points, bores, canal areas, flats, lakes, pondage areas, rapid areas, reservoirs, springs, watercourse areas, waterholes, water points, marine hazard areas, marine hazard points and foreshore flats.  

It also provides information on naming, hierarchy and perenniality. The dataset also contains cultural and transport features that may intersect with hydrographic features. These include: railway tunnels, rail crossings, railway bridges, road tunnels, road bridges, road crossings, water pipelines. 

Refer to the GEODATA 3 User Guide

## **Dataset Citation** 

Bioregional Assessment Programme (2016) SSB Selected Catchment Boundaries v01. Bioregional Assessment Derived Dataset. Viewed 18 June 2018, http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/dataset/b651054e-db87-48da-8876-456d55e9bd83.

## **Dataset Ancestors** 

* **Derived From** [Geofabric Hydrology Reporting Catchments - V2.1](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/ce066e36-49ad-4f77-b505-b1d2a4fe9c6a)

* **Derived From** [GEODATA TOPO 250K Series 3](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/a0650f18-518a-4b99-a553-44f82f28bb5f)



Tags: New South Wales, Sydney Basin bioregion, inlandWaters
Organization: Bioregional Assessment Program