An assessment of water resources and recharge in the Hindmarsh River, Inman River and Currency Creek catchments
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2000
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Carmichael, Vicki E.
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Daniell, Trevor Maurice
Barnett, Stephen J.
Barnett, Stephen J.
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The Mount Lofty Ranges lie to the east of Adelaide and contain a significant
groundwater resource of low salinity. There are three catchments in the
Southern Mount Lofty Ranges where minimal information exists on the
sustainable groundwater yield - Hindmarsh River, Inman River and Currency
Creek. Effective water allocation in this a rea requires information on the
extent of the water resource and the relationship between surface and
groundwater. As this resource is coming under increasing pressure for
development it is important to develop appropriate land and water
management strategies in order to ensure that future development is
sustainable.
The hydrogeology of all three study catchments is directly related to the
underlying geological formations which determine both the quantity and
quality of groundwater in the area: Cape Jervis Beds, Kanmantoo Formation,
Quaternary and Tertiary Limestone. Except for the clearly defined confined
Tertiary Limestone aquifer in the Hindmarsh Tiers valley, there does not
appear to be any apparent delineation of aquifers in the other formations. The
Cape Jervis Bed formations are a mixture of erratic sand and clay layers and
wells are completed in both. The "aquifers" in the Cape Jervis Bed formation
appear to be small, local and not interconnected. The Kanmantoo Group is
tapped by many bores throughout each of the study catchments and water
quality and well yields appear to be highly variable and most likely dependent
on the fracture zones in which the bore is completed.
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Thesis (MApplSc) -- University of Adelaide, School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, 2000
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