Method of estimating natural recharge to the Edwards Aquifer in the San Antonio area, Texas
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Abstract
The method of estimating annual recharge is based on data collected from a network of stream-gaging stations and on assumptions related to applying the runoff characteristics from gaged areas to ungaged areas. The basic approach is a water-balance equation, in which recharge within a stream basin is the difference between measured streamflow above and below the infiltration area of the aquifer plus the estimated runoff in the zone that includes the infiltration area. Recharge in the Medina River basin also includes seepage losses from Medina Lake and Diversion Reservoir.
The principal errors in the estimates of annual recharge are related to errors in estimating runoff in ungaged areas, which represent about 30 percent of the infiltration area. The estimated long-term average annual recharge in each basin, however, is probably representative of the actual recharge because the averaging procedure tends to cancel out the major errors.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Method of estimating natural recharge to the Edwards Aquifer in the San Antonio area, Texas |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 78-10 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri7810 |
| Year Published | 1978 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Austin, TX |
| Contributing office(s) | Texas Water Science Center |
| Description | iv, 34 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| City | San Antonio |
| Other Geospatial | Edwards Aquifer |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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