Mound springs of the Great Artesian Basin in South Australia: A case study from Olympic Dam

Environmental Geology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 463-476

  Mudd, G M ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Great Artesian Basin; Mound springs; Olympic Dam (Roxby Downs)

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; ARTESIAN WELL; DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER; WATER RESOURCE;

AUSTRALIA; OLYMPIC DAM; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034162172     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050452     Document Type: Article

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