FLOWING ARTESIAN BORES—1908.

Number of artesian flows of various magnitudes to end of 1908:—

Under 10,000 gallons per day49
From 10,001 to 150,000 gallons per day151
From 150,001 to 750,000296
From 750,001 to 1,500,000129
From 1,500,001 to 2,500,00057
Exceptional flows of over 2,500,000 gallons per day34
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Total flowing bores716

The continuous yield of water is estimated at 479,268,000 gallons per diem, equal to 1,763·22 acre feet, or 2·755 square miles of water 1 ft. deep, in the same time.

The average flow of the 716 bores is thus 669,369 gallons per day, and their average depth is 1,575 ft.

The estimated value of 1,346 borings is £1,873,375.

ARTESIAN WELLS OVER 3,000 FEET DEEP.

The following is a list, compiled from the latest available information, of the Artesian Wells of the State over 3,000 ft. deep, in order of their depth:—

Name of Bore.Date of
Commencement.		Depth. Date of Completion
or Suspension.
Feet.
1. Bimerah Run, No. 3, Whitewood 11 Aug, 1898 5,045 June, 1900
2. Bimerah Run, No. 1, Bothwell May, 1895 4,860 July, 1897
3. Elderslie Run, No. 2, Cathedral April, 1900 4,523 Sept., 1902
4. Ruthven Run, No. 1 1 Aug., 1905 4,515 April, 1908
5. Ayrshire Downs Run, No. 1 Jan., 1895 4,438 Sept., 1897
6. Warbreccan Run Jan., 1894 4,333 22 April, 1898
7. Manuka Run, No. 1 Aug., 1896 4,310 April, 1898
8. Bimerah Run, No. 2, Munjerie Oct., 1897 4,310 Jan., 1900
9. Eromanga (Government) 16 July, 1906 4,270 Jan., 1909
10. Rockwood Run, No. 1, Glenariffe 15 Dec., 1891 4,220 15 July, 1897
11. Albilbah Run, No. 1, Cable End 1 July, 1889 4,205 Sept., 1902
12. Ruthven Run, No. 1 1 Aug., 1903 4,105 22 June, 1905
13. Lorne, No. 1 ... 4,057 In Progress
14. Minnie Downs Run 11 May, 1899 4,040 30 April, 1902
15. Malboona, Manuka Resumption 18 Feb., 1899 4,032 7 June, 1900
16. Winton (Government) 16 July, 1889 4,010 25 June, 1895
17. Darr River Downs Run, No. 4, Overnewton Feb., 1892 4,006 28 Mar., 1894
18. Thornleigh (Kargoolnah Shire) May, 1901 4,003 15 Sept., 1902
19. Windorah (Government) 1 July, 1902[a]4,001 24 May,1905
20. Vindex Run, No. 2 Oct., 1898 4,000 June, 1900
21. Ayrshire Downs Run, No. 3 Sept., 1899 3,983 Sept., 1902
22. Katandra and Stamfordham Runs, No. 1 8 Oct., 1892 3,980 — 1896
23. Evesham, No. 1 ... 3,970 In Progress
24. Malvern Hills Run, Gowan 1 July, 1890[b]3,942 10 May,1894
25. Darr River Downs Run, No. 2, Fairlie 1 Nov., 1899 3,890 May, 1891
26. Talleyrand, Camoola District ... 3,870 —1898
27. Burenda Run, No. 3, Gidyea Creek 16 Oct., 1895 3,840 Sept., 1898
28. Oondooroo Run Jan., 1900 3,800 1 April, 1901
29. Mount Abundance, No. 2 — 1907 ... — 1908
30. Albilbah Run, No. 2, Jackson's 21 Dec., 1889 3,800 — 1893
31. Greendale, No. 1 ... [c]3,799 In Progress
32. Vindex Run, No. 3 24 July, 1901 3,795 6 Sept., 1902
33. Muckadilla (Government) 21 Oct., 1889 3,762 24 Dec., 1898
34. Redcliffe Run, Redcliffe Jan., 1893 3,750 20 Mar., 1895
35. Clio G. F., Ayrshire Downs Resumption — 1901 3,745 April, 1902
36. Katandra and Stamfordham Runs, No. 2 ... 3,723 — 1896
37. Ayrshire Downs Run, No. 2 11 April, 1898 3,721 Sept., 1899
38. Roma Town, No. 2 28 June, 1899 3,710 17 Oct., 1900
39. Nive Downs Run, No. 2, The Ironbarks 1 Jan., 1893 3,710 5 Sept., 1894
40. Roma Mineral Oil Company — 1907[d] 3,702 Dec., 1908
41. Wellshot Run, No. 4 Sept., 1901 3,698 — 1902
42. Elderslie Run, No. 3 Mar., 1900 3,680 18 May, 1901
43. Kensington Downs Run — 1897 3,650 June, 1898
44. Wyora, Winton District 23 May, 1899 3,650 12 Mar., 1900
45. Darr River Downs Run, No. 3 Jan., 1890 3,650 Aug., 1891
46. Darr River Downs Run, No. 1, Nine-mile 23 Dec., 1888 3,600 Mar., 1899
47. Longreach Town, Aramac Shire April, 1897 3,590 10 Dec., 1897
48. Noondoo Run, No. 2, Dareel Nov., 1897 3,586 July, 1899
49. Manuka Run, No. 2 Feb., 1899 3,581 June, 1901
50. Fairbairn, Dagworth Resumption — 1900 3,579 Sept., 1900
51. Wellshot Run, No. 3, Totness 27 Oct., 1894 3,561 17 June, 1895
52. Barcaldine Downs Run, No. 1, Twenty-mile— 1889 3,533 21 Jan., 1896
53. Lansdowne Run, No. 3, Downfall Oct., 1894 3,529 Jan., 1896
54. Jericho (Government) Mar., 1902 3,518 15 June, 1903
55. Lerida Run, No. 1 Sept., 1897 ?3,511 16 July, 1898
56. Katandra and Stamfordham Runs, No. 4 ... [e] 3,510 — 1907
57. Wellshot Run, No. 1, Bradnich 16 Nov., 1892 3,504 2 Nov., 1893
58. Elderslie Run, No. 1, Farewell Oct., 1896 3,500 July, 1898
59. Lerida Run, No. 2, Glenullen 12 July, 1898 3,500 3 Mar., 1900
60. Westlands Run, No. 2, Buffalo 18 April, 1893 3,480 13 May, 1896
61. Acacia Downs G. F., Bowen Downs Feb., 1897 3,480 20 July, 1897
62. Hamilton Downs Run, No. 2, Campsie July, 1898 3,457 Jan., 1900
63. Tintinchilla Run, Milo Before 1895 3,411 Mar., 1895
64. Dagworth Run, No. 2, Pinnacle April, 1898 3,400 Dec., 1898
65. Adavale Town (Government) 27 Dec., 1899 3,398 8 Nov., 1900
66. Westbury, Camoola District ... 3,340 — 1900
67. Dagworth Run, No. 1, Crescent Creek April, 1892 3,335 July, 1893
68. Arabella Run 13 April, 1896 3,335 16 May, 1897
69. Jacondol G. F., Campbell's, Barcaldine Mar., 1895 3,333 — 1905
70. Thomson Watershed (Government) Aug., 1891 3,319 July, 1893
71. Burenda Run, No. 2, Burenda Nov., 1894 3,315 14 Sept., 1895
72. Bowen Downs Run, No. 4, Muttaburra road Aug., 1891 3,308 Oct., 1894
73. Hamilton Downs Run, No. 1, Clio ... 3,301 April, 1895
74. Noorindoo Run, No. 1 Mar., 1901 3,300 — 1904
75. Cooinda, Winton North District 7 June, 1898 3,298 20 Jan., 1899
76. Portland Downs Run 14 Aug., 1897 3,280 14 June, 1899
77. Chatsworth Run, No. 1 ? 1894 3,266 5 Feb., 1895
78. Sesbania Run, No. 2 May, 1898 3,252 19 Sept., 1898
79. Alice Downs Run, No. 2, Norwood 11 April, 1898 3,248 Dec., 1898
80. Mount Cornish Run, No. 2 ... 3,219 4 June, 1907
81. Sesbania Run, No. 5 5 June, 1901 3,186 Mar., 1902
82. Sesbania Run, No. 6 ... 3,179 — Aug., 1909
83. Terrick Terrick Run, Lorne — 1907[f] 3,140 — 1908
84. Sesbania Run, No. 4 Feb., 1899 3,103 Jan., 1900
85. Noorindoo Run, No. 2 Feb., 1903 3,103 2 April, 1904
86. Noondoo Run, Narine — 1896 3,098 Nov., 1897
87. Birkhead Run, No. 1, Macfarlane 29 June, 1898 3,095 — 1906
88. Authoringa and Riversleigh Runs, No. 2, Rocky 1 Jan., 1896 3,086 June, 1898
89. Llanrheidol Run, No. 2, Acacia June, 1896 3,085 3 April, 1897
90. Hughenden M. C. Town Bore 3 Jan., 1894 3,069 July, 1898
91. Muttaburra District, Brookwood ? 1895 3,065 April, 1895
92. Authoringa, No. 3, Spinifex Aug., 1898 3,060 — 1899
93. Muttaburra District, Weewondilla ... 3,060 Dec., 1903
94. Albion Downs Run Oct., 1897 3,033 Sept., 1899
95. Muttaburra, Crossmoor — 1906 3,030 27 July, 1908
96. Barcaldine North District, Fairview ... 3,028 20 July, 1907
97. Myall Plains, Boombah Feb., 1907 3,024 Dec., 1908
98. Lansdowne, No. 2, Narambla Nov., 1889 3,005 Feb., 1892
99. Yarrawonga Run, Ada ... 3,000 June, 1898
100. Tarra Grazing Farm, No. 4... 3,000 — 1906

[Footnote a:] Abandoned or suspended at 4,001 feet.