Baseflow in the Lockyer Creek: PhD Dissertation Abstract

Abstract

The basic question which this thesis seeks to answer is: "Was the baseflow which flowed continuously in Lockyer Creek prior to 1980 outflow from adjacent alluvial aquifers, or was it outflow from basalt aquifers on the Main Range?' This question was not obvious at the start of the project when information from 'official sources' suggested that Lockyer Creek was ephemeral, and there was no baseflow.