Oases in the Desert: Mound Springs and Their Role in Desert Hydrology

Fitzsimmons, Kathryn

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Oases in the Desert: Mound Springs and Their Role in Desert Hydrology

Date

2005

Authors

Fitzsimmons, Kathryn

Publisher

Monash University

Abstract

Oases in the Desert: Mound springs and their role in desert hydrology. Mound springs are natural discharge points for the artesian water which flows through the Great Artesian Basin. The basin occupies approximately 1.7 million km2 across Queensland, New