Information in Groundwater Resource
Information in Groundwater Resource
Information in Groundwater Resource
I – O=ΔS
“New”? Water
%
(Snowmelt)
Streamflow
?%
“Old” Water
(Groundwater)
flow (Qt) is the sum of the new and old flows times their
Qt-Qn=Qo
We can re-write the first expression to
solve for either one of the water
sources, Direct runoff or baseflow.
Here’s how we solve to get the new or
old water flow:
QtCt = QoCo + (Qt-Qo)Cn
QtCt = QoCo+QtCn-QoCn
QtCt-QtCn=QoCo-QoCn
Qt(Ct-Cn)/(Co-Cn)=Qo/
Chloride mass balance method for groundwater
recharge estimation
The basic equation applicable for the estimation of
recharge using chloride mass balance method is:
average annual rainfall (mm) while Clp and Clgw are the
(mg/l), respectively.
Groundwater recharge estimation using groundwater
level fluctuation
The average amplitude of groundwater fluctuations
(Δh) mark the recharge space in an aquifer.
Taking this amplitude and supposing that
groundwater fluxes do not change significantly with
water levels, allows to calculate groundwater
recharge, if the porosity (n) of that part of the aquifer
is known:
R = Δh*n, Where Δh is water level fluctuation
ID UTM UTM Elevatio Dept SWL 1st SWL SWL 3nd SWL 4th SWL Water Ground
E N n (m) h (m) measure 2nd measure measure 5th level water
ment measure ment ment measur fluctuat recharge
ment ement ion (mm)
Well 48378 1059 2627 96 3/7/2013 23/08/126/09/13 9/11/20122/12/1
no.1 4 762 Date 3 33
Depth 26.4 25.44 25.2 25.2 25
elevatio 2601.8 2601.8 2602
n 2600.6 2601.56 1.4 28
Well 48594 1060 2615 96 6/7/2013 23/08/126/09/13 9/11/20122/12/1
no.2 1 899 Date 3 33
Depth 20.53 18.89 18.64 18.76 18.91
elevatio 2594.47 2596.0
n 2596.11 2596.36 2596.24 9 1.89 37.8
Well 48498 1061 2617 90 9/7/2013 22/08/126/09/13 9/11/20122/12/1
no.3 0 256 Date 3 33
Depth 28.7 27.2 26.97 26.76 26.79
elevatio 2590.03 2590.24 2590.2
n 2588.3 2589.8 1 1.94 38.8
Well 48364 1061 2641 99 12/7/201 22/08/126/09/13 9/11/20122/12/1
no.4 2 373 Date 3 3 33
Depth 36.33 35.46 34.72 33.96 33.38
elevatio 2607.6
n 2604.67 2605.54 2606.28 2607.04 2 2.95 59
Avera
ge 40.9
70 3000
60 2800
2200
30 2000 Level Flacuation
1800 Recharge (mm)
20
1600
10 1400
0 1200
. 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 e
o o o o rag
ln ln ln lln e
el el el e Av
W W W W
Groundwater recharge quantification for a particular
groundwater body should take into account a more detailed
investigation, measurement and modeling as shown in the
following table.
2.2 Geohydrological information
Geohydrologicalinformation required in groundwater
management includes:
Hydraulic conductivity
Transmissivity
Porosity
Specific Storage
Storativity
Specific yield
Aquifer Thickness
Hydraulic gradient
2.3 Piezometric Data
Piezometer : a tube or a pipe in which the elevation
of water can be determined.
Shallow Wells
management?
management?
is incorrect.