Quantifying groundwater discharge to a small perennial stream in southern Ontario, Canada

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 210, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 21-37

  Cey, Edwin E ^a   Rudolph, David L ^b   Parkin, Gary W ^c   Aravena, Ramon ^b  

^a GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Hydrograph; Seep; Stream discharge

Indexed keywords

CANADA; HYDROGRAPH SEPARATION; STREAM DISCHARGE; VELOCITY AREA TECHNIQUE;

CANADA; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULIC GRADIENT; HYDROMETRY; ISOTOPE RATIO; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PIEZOMETER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VELOCITY AREA TECHNIQUE; WATER FLOW;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GROUNDWATER; HYDRODYNAMICS; SEEPAGE; STREAM FLOW; SURFACE WATERS; WATERSHEDS;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS);

DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER; STREAMFLOW;

CANADA;

EID: 0032170234     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(98)00172-3     Document Type: Article

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