By 1915, some 1,500 bores were disgorging 500 million gallons [2 billion L.] ( 1,000 Olympic - size swimming pools) of water a day from the Great Artesian Basin.
Pada tahun 1915, sekitar 1.500 sumur mengeluarkan 2 miliar liter (1.000 kolam renang ukuran Olimpiade) air per hari dari Basin Artesis Besar.