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GROUNDSURFACE WATER INTERACTION IN THE LONG ISLAND AQUIFER SYSTEM 1
Author(s) -
Collins Michael A.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1972.tb05269.x
Subject(s) - groundwater recharge , aquifer , base flow , geology , accretion (finance) , hydrology (agriculture) , saltwater intrusion , intrusion , groundwater , flow (mathematics) , environmental science , geochemistry , geotechnical engineering , mechanics , drainage basin , geography , physics , cartography , astrophysics
Steady state experimental studies with a viscous analog of the aquifer system in central Long Island, New York, have shown there to be significant interaction between surface accretion, stream base flow, well recharge, and the degree of salt water intrusion. Reductions in accretion are found to cause a proportionately larger decrease in stream base flow. The degree of intrusion is found to be related to the distribution of accretion and well recharge between stream base flow and submarine flow to the sea. This interaction poses a conflict between development of the groundwater resource and maintenance of the surface water resource. Well recharge apparently offers a potential solution to the conflict.