Open AccessPar Pond water balance
Author(s) -
R.A. Hiergesell,
Kenneth Dixon
Publication year - 1996
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/468535
Subject(s) - inflow , aquifer , hydrology (agriculture) , groundwater , water table , outflow , water balance , environmental science , groundwater recharge , flux (metallurgy) , water level , geology , geography , oceanography , geotechnical engineering , materials science , cartography , metallurgy
A water budget for the Par Pond hydrologic system was established in order to estimate the rate of groundwater influx to Par Pond. This estimate will be used in modeling exercises to predict Par Pond reservoir elevation and spillway discharge in the scenario where Savannah River water is no longer pumped and discharged into Par Pond. The principal of conservation of mass was used to develop the water budget, where water inflow was set equal to water outflow. Components of the water budget were identified, and the flux associated with each was determined. The water budget was considered balanced when inflow and outflow summed to zero. The results of this study suggest that Par Pond gains water from the groundwater system in the upper reaches of the reservoir, but looses water to the groundwater system near the dam. The rate of flux of groundwater from the water table aquifer into Par Pond was determined to be 13 cfs. The rate of flux from Par Pond to the water table aquifer near the dam was determined to be 7 cfs