Articles | Volume 18, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-5109-2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-5109-2014
Research article
 | 
12 Dec 2014
Research article |  | 12 Dec 2014

Residence times and mixing of water in river banks: implications for recharge and groundwater–surface water exchange

N. P. Unland, I. Cartwright, D. I. Cendón, and R. Chisari

Related authors

Investigating the spatio-temporal variability in groundwater and surface water interactions: a multi-technique approach
N. P. Unland, I. Cartwright, M. S. Andersen, G. C. Rau, J. Reed, B. S. Gilfedder, A. P. Atkinson, and H. Hofmann
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 17, 3437–3453, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-17-3437-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-17-3437-2013, 2013

Related subject area

Subject: Groundwater hydrology | Techniques and Approaches: Theory development
Identification, mapping, and eco-hydrological signal analysis for groundwater-dependent ecosystems (GDEs) in Langxi River basin, north China
Mingyang Li, Fulin Li, Shidong Fu, Huawei Chen, Kairan Wang, Xuequn Chen, and Jiwen Huang
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 28, 4623–4642, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-4623-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-4623-2024, 2024
Short summary
Solutions and case studies for thermally driven reactive transport and porosity evolution in geothermal systems (reactive Lauwerier problem)
Roi Roded, Einat Aharonov, Piotr Szymczak, Manolis Veveakis, Boaz Lazar, and Laura E. Dalton
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 28, 4559–4576, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-4559-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-4559-2024, 2024
Short summary
Technical note: Finite element formulations to map discrete fracture elements in three-dimensional groundwater models
Rob de Rooij
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-2024-289,https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-2024-289, 2024
Revised manuscript accepted for HESS
Short summary
Trends in long-term hydrological data from European karst areas: insights for groundwater recharge evaluation
Markus Giese, Yvan Caballero, Andreas Hartmann, and Jean-Baptiste Charlier
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-2078,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-2078, 2024
Short summary
Nitrate-nitrogen dynamics in response to forestry harvesting and climate variability: Four years of UV nitrate sensor data in a shallow, gravel aquifer
Ben Wilkins, Tom Johns, and Sarah Mager
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-964,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-964, 2024
Short summary

Cited articles

Allison, G. B. and Hughes, M. W.: The history of tritium fallout in southern Australia inferred from rainfall and wine samples, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 36, 334–340, 1977.
Atkinson, A. P., Cartwirght, I., Gilfedder, B. S., Hofmann, H., Unland, N. P., Cendón, D. I., and Chisari, R.: A multi-tracer approach to quantifying groundwater inflows to an upland river; assessing the influence of variable groundwater chemistry, Hydrol. Process., https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.10122, in press, 2013.
Birch, W. D.: The Geology of Victoria. Geological Society of Australia (Victorian Division), Sydney, 2003.
Boulton, A. J.: Stream ecology and surface-hyporheic hydrologic exchange: Implications, techniques and limitations, Mar. Freshw. Res., 44, 553–564, 1993.
Boulton, A. J.: Chances and challenges in the conservation of groundwaters and their dependent ecosystems. Aquatic Conservation, Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst., 15, 319–323, 2005.
Download
Short summary
Periodic flooding of rivers should result in increased groundwater recharge near rivers and thus - younger and fresher groundwater near rivers. This study found the age and salinity of shallow groundwater to increase with proximity to the Tambo River in South East Australia. This appears to be due to the upwelling of older, regional groundwater closer the river. Other chemical parameters are consistent with this. This is a process that may be occurring in other similar river systems.
Share