Field assessment of surface water-groundwater connectivity in a semi-arid river basin (Murray-Darling, Australia)

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1561-1572

  Lamontagne, S ^a,b   Taylor, A R ^a   Cook, P G ^a,b   Crosbie, R S ^a   Brownbill, R ^c   Williams, R M ^d   Brunner, P ^e  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NSW Office of Water Department of Primary Industries   (Australia)

^d Department of Primary Industries   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Groundwater surface water interactions; Losing streams; Murray Darling Basin

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL AQUIFERS; FIELD ASSESSMENT; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HYDRAULIC HEADS; INFILTRATION RATE; LOSING STREAMS; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN; WATER TABLE DEPTHS;

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; INFILTRATION; WATERSHEDS;

RIVERS;

CONNECTIVITY; DROUGHT; FIELD METHOD; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HYDRAULIC HEAD; INFILTRATION; RIVER BASIN; RIVER BED;

AUSTRALIA; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN;

EID: 84892442341     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9691     Document Type: Article

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