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HYDROLOGY OF TWO SMALL WETLAND BASINS IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS 1
Author(s) -
O'Brien Amold L.
Publication year - 1977
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.1752-1688.1977.tb02027.x
Subject(s) - wetland , hydrology (agriculture) , peat , evapotranspiration , spring (device) , water table , environmental science , groundwater , streams , soil water , artesian aquifer , drainage basin , surface water , geology , aquifer , ecology , soil science , geography , environmental engineering , mechanical engineering , computer network , geotechnical engineering , computer science , engineering , biology , cartography
A hydrologic budget was prepared for two geologically different wetland basins in eastern Massachusetts for the 1971 water‐year. Water table conditions prevailed at one wetland underlain by peat while an artesian system functioned at the other wetland which was underlain by muck. Hydrologic responses were generally similar at both wetlands, although each functioned differently in detail. Both wetlands exhibited high spring discharges and depressions of low flow. Ground water accounted for an estimated 93% of the total annual discharge from both wetlands; in late summer the peat deposit recharged the regional ground water body. Evapotranspiration in the spring was retarded in probable consequence of the extreme wetness of the wetland soils.