Preliminary geological report on a possible dam site on Pierce's Creek, Australian Capital Territory

Created 17/10/2025

Updated 19/11/2025

Following a request from the Department of Works and Housing, the Bureau of Mineral Resources carried out a geological investigation of a possible dam site in the valley of Pierce's Creek, a tributary of the Cotter River. The general geology of the area, and aspects of engineering geology, are discussed in this report. A geological plan of the site is included.

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Title Preliminary geological report on a possible dam site on Pierce's Creek, Australian Capital Territory
Language eng
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Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/3e684d3d-df32-43da-8b97-360bc959d476
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Preliminary geological report on a possible dam site on Pierce's Creek, Australian Capital Territory". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/preliminary-geological-report-on-a-possible-dam-site-on-pierces-creek-australian-capital-territ