How groundwater contributes to streamflow
Detailed Description
A conceptual diagram of how groundwater storage and flow paths contribute to streamflow. Three key processes are illustrated: the process of infiltration (groundwater recharge), groundwater discharge along faster and slower flow paths to a stream, and variations in groundwater storage in response to wetter years and drought.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
Related
Colorado River Headwaters, Water Isotope Network
Water availability is controlled by processes that can be hard to measure, like the process of groundwater discharging from a streambed that becomes streamflow. Naturally occurring, radioactive and stable (non-radioactive) isotopes can help trace those processes, particularly the isotopes of hydrogen and oxygen that are part of the water molecule. Tritium, the radioactive isotope of hydrogen, has...
Related
Colorado River Headwaters, Water Isotope Network
Water availability is controlled by processes that can be hard to measure, like the process of groundwater discharging from a streambed that becomes streamflow. Naturally occurring, radioactive and stable (non-radioactive) isotopes can help trace those processes, particularly the isotopes of hydrogen and oxygen that are part of the water molecule. Tritium, the radioactive isotope of hydrogen, has...