Using radon to understand parafluvial flows and the changing locations of
groundwater inflows in the Avon River, southeast Australia

Cartwright, Ian; Hofmann, Harald

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-3581-2016

Articles | Volume 20, issue 9

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-3581-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-3581-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 20, issue 9

Research article

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06 Sep 2016

Research article |

| 06 Sep 2016

Using radon to understand parafluvial flows and the changing locations of groundwater inflows in the Avon River, southeast Australia

Ian Cartwright and Harald Hofmann

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RC C4313: 'Review of Cartwright and Hofmann 2015, Using geochemical tracers to distinguish groundwater and parafluvial inflows in rivers (the Avon Catchment, SE Australia)', Anonymous Referee #1, 16 Oct 2015
RC C6229: 'General Comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 20 Jan 2016
AC C6784: 'Collated Responses to Referees' Comments', Ian Cartwright, 16 Feb 2016

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (02 Mar 2016) by Laurent Pfister

AR by Ian Cartwright on behalf of the Authors (04 May 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (20 May 2016) by Laurent Pfister

RR by Luisa Stellato (15 Jul 2016)

RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (25 Jul 2016)

ED: Publish as is (07 Aug 2016) by Laurent Pfister

AR by Ian Cartwright on behalf of the Authors (08 Aug 2016) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

This paper uses the natural geochemical tracer Rn together with streamflow measurements to differentiate between actual groundwater inflows and water that exits the river, flows through the near-river sediments, and subsequently re-enters the river downstream (parafluvial flow). Distinguishing between these two components is important to understanding the water balance in gaining streams and in managing and protecting surface water resources.