Geofabric River Regions

﻿ Abstract The Australian Hydrological Geospatial Fabric (Geofabric) identifies and registers the spatial relationships between important hydrological features such as watercourses, water bodies, canals, aquifers, monitoring points and catchments. Geofabric Hydrology Reporting Regions are derived from aggregations of contracted catchments from Geofabric Hydrology Reporting Catchments. This product contains two candidate reporting regions, namely AWRA Drainage Division for national scale reporting purposes and River Region for regional scale reporting purposes. More reporting regions may be added in future releases based on user requirements. The River Regions were based on a specification developed by Bureau hydrologists involved in water resources assessment in consultation with the Geofabric team and scientists from CSIRO and ANU. These boundaries were developed for use in regional scale reporting and hydrological modelling. The River Region boundaries were not used in the Australian Water Resources Assessment 2010 and 2012 but may be considered in the future as the resolution of reporting increases. Produced as part of the Australian Hydrological Geospatial Fabric (Geofabric). These regions align with, and are nested within, the revised drainage divisions. Australian Rivers, Lakes and water storages are all connected. The complex nature of our water system means that understanding these connections is vital for the effective management of water resources. The Geofabric is a specialised Geographic Information System. It is like a digital street directory of australia's important water features. It lets you map how water is moved, used and stored throughout the landscape. It is an authoritative information source that works seamlessly across australia. The Geofabric is made up of six datasets for use in hydrological visualisation, analysis and reporting. First up, the Hydrology reporting regions define australia's drainage divisions and river regions. This is used for reporting by government and other organisations. Hydrology Reporting Catchments are the building blocks of reporting regions. They provide finer detail for smaller rivers. Surface Cartography lets you visualise surface water features such as canals and bridges. This context is great for water managers and emergency services, for example to anticipate downstream communities affected by floods. This is achieved in combination with the Surface Network which links streamflows that can connect when there are high water flows. Visualising these full networks helps with streamflow forecasting. You can trace these connected and directed stream networks, and link them to Surface Catchments. This lets you identify the upstream contributing catchment area for a selected stream segment. Hydrologists use this to define networks and related catchments, and to inform environmental management and reporting. Groundwater Cartography shows groundwater resources and their features such as salinity as well as the rocks and sediments at different levels below the surface. This adds to the Geofabric’s detailed map of how our water system is connected. All information has been standardised across the country. This is why the Geofabric is widely used for streamflow analysis and the creation of customised catchments. Tutorials and a sample toolkit are available to help you perform common tasks. The Geofabric is continually being improved. Currency Date modified: 28 November 2022 Modification frequency: None Data extent Spatial extent North: -10.015416° South: -43.861528° East: 153.639028° West: 113.000139° Source information This dataset is derived from the Bureau of Meteorology's Geofabric dataset, in partnership with: * [Geoscience Australia], * The Australian National University [Fenner School of Environment and Society] and * [CSIRO Land and Water Flagship]. More information can be found at the [Geofabric Documentation] page. Lineage statement The Geofabric is an ongoing project which is the result of considerable effort and consultation by several agencies, both within Australia and internationally. The project is being led by the Bureau of Meteorology, in partnership with Geoscience Australia (GA), the Australian National University Fenner School of Environment and Society (ANU) and CSIRO Land and Water Flagship (CSIRO). The dataset presented here is a subset extracted from the national Geofabric Version 3.3 dataset. This dataset has been re-projected from GDA94 to Web Mercator as part of the Digital Atlas of Austalia project. Minor changes to symbology have been performed only as neccessary to meet the requirements of this project. Data dictionary All layers ─────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Attribute name │Description ─────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Hydro ID │Geofabric feature identifier, unique across all geodatabases within an AHGF release ─────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Division │1 second DEM Drainage Division Name ─────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── River Region Name │The name assigned to the RiverRegion ─────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Source Feature Class Name│Feature class name from the input data source (e.g. Reservoirs) ─────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Source Feature Type │Feature type from the input data source (e.g. TownRuralStorage) ─────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Source Type │Feature subtype (numeric code) from the input data source (e.g. 2) ─────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Source ID │Unique identifier for individual feature in the input data source (e.g. 3023726) ─────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Feature Reliability │Reliability date of spatial object. Adjusted during spatial change/verification ─────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Feature Source │Name of agency that originally captured the spatial object ─────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Attribute Reliability │Reliability date of attribute object. Adjusted during attribute change/verification ─────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Attribute Source │Name of agency that originally captured the attribute object ─────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Planimetric Accuracy │Standard deviation of the horizontal positional accuracy in metres (e.g. 100) ─────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Symbol │No longer provided in Phase 3 input data. Was the symbol number for feature used in GA’s GEODATA product ─────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Text Note │Text note to accompany the feature ─────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Contact Bureau of Meteorology, [ahgf@bom.gov.au]