Freshwater recharge into a shallow saline groundwater system, Cooper Creek floodplain, Queensland, Australia

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dc.contributor.authorCendón, DIen_AU
dc.contributor.authorLarsen, JRen_AU
dc.contributor.authorJones, BGen_AU
dc.contributor.authorNanson, GCen_AU
dc.contributor.authorRickleman, Den_AU
dc.contributor.authorHankin, SIen_AU
dc.contributor.authorPueyo, JJen_AU
dc.contributor.authorMaroulis, Jen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-11T00:27:56Zen_AU
dc.date.available2010-10-11T00:27:56Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2010-10-15en_AU
dc.date.statistics2010-10-15en_AU
dc.description.abstractFreshwater lenses have been identified as having penetrated the shallow regional saline groundwater beneath the Cooper Creek floodplain near Ballera (south-west Queensland). Piezometers were installed to evaluate the major-element chemistry along a floodplain transect from a major waterhole (Goonbabinna) to a smaller waterhole (Chookoo) associated with a sand dune complex. The floodplain consists of 2–7 m of impermeable mud underlain by unconsolidated fluvial sands with a saline watertable. Waterholes have in places scoured into the floodplain. The transect reveals that groundwater recharge takes place through the base of the waterholes at times of flood scour, but not through the floodplain mud. Total dissolved solids rise with distance from the waterhole and independently of the presence of sand dunes. Stable water isotopes (δ2H and δ18O) confirm that recharge is consistent with, and dependant on, monsoonal flooding events. Following floods, the waterholes self-seal and retain water for extended periods, with sulfate-δ34S and δ18O isotopes suggesting bacterial reduction processes within the hyporheic zone, and limited interaction between the surface water and groundwater during no-flow conditions. The area occupied by the freshwater lenses (TDS < 5000 mg/L) is locally asymmetrical with respect to the channel flow direction, extending down gradient along distances of 300 m. © 2010, Elsevier Ltd.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationCendón, D. I., Larsen, J. R., Jones, B. G., Nanson, G. C., Rickleman, D., Hankin, S. I., Pueyo, J.J. & Maroulis, J. (2010). Freshwater recharge into a shallow saline groundwater system, Cooper Creek floodplain, Queensland, Australia. Journal of Hydrology, 392(3-4), 150-163. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.08.003en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc2801en_AU
dc.identifier.issn0022-1694en_AU
dc.identifier.issue3-4en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleJournal of Hydrologyen_AU
dc.identifier.pagination150-163en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.08.003en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/2661en_AU
dc.identifier.volume392en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherElsevieren_AU
dc.subjectFresh wateren_AU
dc.subjectQueenslanden_AU
dc.subjectAquatic ecosystemsen_AU
dc.subjectStable isotopesen_AU
dc.subjectFloodsen_AU
dc.subjectGround wateren_AU
dc.titleFreshwater recharge into a shallow saline groundwater system, Cooper Creek floodplain, Queensland, Australiaen_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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