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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-183-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-183-2022
Research article
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14 Jan 2022
Research article |  | 14 Jan 2022

Implications of variations in stream specific conductivity for estimating baseflow using chemical mass balance and calibrated hydrograph techniques

Ian Cartwright

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Using specific conductivity (SC) to estimate groundwater inflow to rivers is complicated by bank return waters, interflow, and flows off floodplains contributing to baseflow in all but the driest years. Using the maximum SC of the river in dry years to estimate the SC of groundwater produces the best baseflow vs. streamflow trends. The variable composition of baseflow hinders calibration of hydrograph-based techniques to estimate groundwater inflows.
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