Articles | Volume 27, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-809-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-809-2023
Research article
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15 Feb 2023
Research article |  | 15 Feb 2023

A hydrological framework for persistent pools along non-perennial rivers

Sarah A. Bourke, Margaret Shanafield, Paul Hedley, Sarah Chapman, and Shawan Dogramaci

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Here we present a hydrological framework for understanding the mechanisms supporting the persistence of water in pools along non-perennial rivers. Pools may collect water after rainfall events, be supported by water stored within the river channel sediments, or receive inflows from regional groundwater. These hydraulic mechanisms can be identified using a range of diagnostic tools (critiqued herein). We then apply this framework in north-west Australia to demonstrate its value.