Ground-water recharge is estimated from six monthly water budgets calculated using long-term average rainfall and streamflow data, estimated pan-evaporation and fog-drip data, and soil characteristics. The water-budget components are defined seasonally, through the use of monthly data, and spatially by broad climatic and geohydrologic areas, through the use of a geographic information system model.
The long-term average water budget for east Maui was estimated for natural land-use conditions. The average rainfall, fog-drip, runoff, evapotranspiration, and ground-water recharge volumes for the east Maui study area are 2,246 Mgal/d, 323 Mgal/d, 771 Mgal/d, 735 Mgal/d, and 1,064 Mgal/d, respectively.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Title | Water Budget of East Maui, Hawaii |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri984159 |
| Authors | Patricia J. Shade |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Series Title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series Number | 98-4159 |
| Index ID | wri984159 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Pacific Islands Water Science Center |