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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-5953-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-5953-2017
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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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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.