Geology 230

Groundwater/ Surface Water Interaction

California State University, Sacramento

Week 2:

Quantifying Hyporheic Interactions

Objectives:

Upon completion of this unit students should be able to:

  • Discuss tracer tests that use different scales and tracer types

  • Evaluate the effects of transient storage

 

Reading Assignments:

1) Jones and Mulholland:  pp. 3-41

 

2) Harvey, J. W., Wagner, B. J., and Bencala, K. E., Evaluating the reliability of the stream tracer approach to characterize stream-subsurface water exchange: Water Resources Research, v. 32, pp. 2441-2451.

 

Harvey et al

 

3) Zellweger, G. W., 1994, Testing and comparison of four ionic tracers to measure stream flow loss by multiple tracer injection: Hydrological Processes, v. 8, pp. 155-165.

 

Zellweger

 

4) Zellweger, G. W., Avanzino, R. J., and Bencala, K. E., 1989, Comparison of tracer-dilution and current-meter discharge measurements in a small gravel-bed stream, Little Lost Man Creek, California: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 89-4150, 20 p.

 

Zellweger et al

 

 

 

Presentations:

Tim's summary of Jones and Mulholland, pp. 1-43:

 

Transient storage

 

Jessica's presentation:

 

Harvey et al summary

Emily's presentation:

 

Zellweger summary