Articles | Volume 21, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-5953-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-5953-2017
Research article
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28 Nov 2017
Research article |  | 28 Nov 2017

A multi-tracer approach to constraining artesian groundwater discharge into an alluvial aquifer

Charlotte P. Iverach, Dioni I. Cendón, Karina T. Meredith, Klaus M. Wilcken, Stuart I. Hankin, Martin S. Andersen, and Bryce F. J. Kelly

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ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by Editor and Referees) (14 Sep 2017) by Markus Hrachowitz
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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (further review by Editor) (13 Oct 2017) by Markus Hrachowitz
AR by Charlotte P. Iverach on behalf of the Authors (22 Oct 2017)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (23 Oct 2017) by Markus Hrachowitz
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This study uses a multi-tracer geochemical approach to determine the extent of artesian groundwater discharge into an economically important alluvial aquifer. We compare estimates for artesian discharge into the alluvial aquifer derived from water balance modelling and geochemical data to show that there is considerable divergence in the results. The implications of this work involve highlighting that geochemical data should be used as a critical component of water budget assessments.