An analysis of groundwater level records for selected groundwater monitoring sites in New Brunswick
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Date
1992
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University of New Brunswick
Abstract
Analyses of the groundwater l e v e l records f o r selected New
Brunswick Department of Environment monitoring wells were
performed. Presentation of t h i s data helps to demonstrate the
behaviour of the groundwater levels over t h e i r e n t i r e length of
record, through t o an h o u r l y perspective. These data are provided
i n various v i s u a l formats to demonstrate how the data may be
assembled and used f o r groundwater resource management. The
p r e s e n t a t i o n formats i n c l u d e y e a r l y , monthly, d a i l y and hourly.
Using p r e c i p i t a t i o n , temperature and r i v e r discharge data, a
method i s presented t o enhance the value of the groundwater l e v el
data. The method presented evaluates the response of groundwater
l e v e l s t o recharge from r a i n f a l l , snowmelt and e v a p o t r a n s p i r a t i o n.
From r i v e r discharge data, base flow separations were done to
compare the behaviour of groundwater levels to that of the
groundwater flow system of the r i v e r basin. Also, base flow
recession constants were obtained, f o r the major recharge events of
each year of i n t e r e s t , and a method presented f o r a p p l i c a t i o n to
the p r e d i c t i o n of groundwater l e v e l s where data has been l o s t or i s
missing.