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Recharge Investigation Using Electrical Conductivity Imaging INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HYDROGEOLOGISTS Australian National Chapter NSW Branch 2009 Seminar Series This presentation is made available by IAH NSW in the interests of promoting discussion, critique and exchange of knowledge. The content, products, methods, equipment, findings or recommendations of these presentations are not endorsed by IAH NSW or by UNSW who has offered to host the presentations on their website www.connectedwaters.unsw.edu.au Geophysical Imaging for aquifer recharge investigation in Western NSW. By: Dr David Allen Groundwater Imaging Pty. Ltd. PhD - National Centre for Groundwater Management, UTS. [email protected] 279 Fitzroy St, DUBBO, NSW 2830 Ph 02 6882 7465 Mob 0418 964097 A palaeochannel beneath an irrigation canal Blue = Low EC Recharge Gravel, Sand Red = High EC Clay Major (600m wide) Saline Water prior stream extends to >12m deep Log10 Depth Scale 0.1 to 12m Why use Electrical Conductivity Imaging for Recharge Investigation • reveal spatial details • EC responds clearly not observable by any and conclusively to more economically recharge pathways viable means LOW EC HIGH EC • Lack of Clays • Clays • Low Saturation • High Saturation • Fresh pore water • Saline pore water • Impervious fresh rock • Weathered rock At depths significant to groundwater investigation, EC imaging may be conducted • on water, using • on land, using Transient geo-electric streamers Electromagnetics (TEM) Depth Canal ticks bed Identifying depths on 3D EC curtain images Canal seepage investigation Seepage Conduits interpreted beneath the CIA using submerged streamer geo-electric data • Seepage slides from CIA have been removed from the distributed version of this talk for confidentiality reasons Submerged geo-electric streamers are ideal for canal seepage investigation because they exhibit: • Good depth resolution under canal beds • Negligible artifacts from canal depth • Negligible artifacts from bank proximity Vertical Section through Murray Basin sediments - Coleambally Percolation pathways Modified from Pucillo, K. (2005) QUATERNARY PALAEOCHANNEL EVOLUTION AND GROUNDWATER MOVEMENT IN THE COLEAMBALLY IRRIGATION DISTRICT OF NEW SOUTH WALES, PhD Dissertation, University of Wollongong. Rivers A comparison of sediment electrical conductivity beneath inland rivers of the Murray Darling Basin, Australia All plotted with a Murray Darling Basin Composite colour stretch MacIntyre and Barwon Rivers comparison sites Murray River comparison sites Darling River Dumaresq River, Texas comparison sites Gwydir River, Moree Namoi River, Narrabri Macquarie River, Narromine Lachlan River, Hillston Murrumbidgee River comparison site Billabong Creek, Jerilderie Dumaresq River Glenarbon Cunningham Weir Weir Texas, Qld 10km Log10 Depth scale from 0.4 to 50 m No groundwater EC correlation with South Callandoon proximity of the river to ring tanks is evident Deeper low EC EC near the riverbed is higher at the points where the river intersects the edge of its immediate floodplain Stuartville Kanowna An example of small fine grained prior stream deposits amid extensive floodplain deposits and a shallow brackish water table Some correlation between groundwater EC just below the river bed and the proximity of the river to ring tanks and canals is evident Mungindi Gwydir River EC image with Murray Darling Basin Composite colour stretch Namoi River, Gunidgera Weir (Wee Waa) to Mollee Weir (Narrabri) with Murray Darling Basin Composite Colour stretch Macquarie River sub-river EC Composite Murray-Darling Basin Colour Stretch Log10 Depth Scale Lachlan River EC with Composite Murray Darling Basin Colour Stretch Murrumbidgee near Leeton Rice based farming and state forest Cross and long section of the Murrumbidgee River at Gogeldrie Weir between the Coleambally and Murrumbidgee Irrigation Areas Billabong Creek Geo-electric survey with Murray Darling Basin Composite Colour Stretch and Log10 Depth Scale 24 Darling River at Wilcannia Geo-electric survey with Murray Darling Basin Composite Colour Stretch and Log10 Depth Scale Acquisition funded by Central Darling Shire Council & Darling River at Menindee plus Lakes Pamamaroo and Menindee Geo-electric survey with Murray Darling Basin Composite Colour Stretch and Log10 Depth Scale Menindee Lake data – 1994 from O’Neill - WRC All other data – 2006 from Allen – funded by Country Energy Murray River - 0-60 km upstream of Mildura. Viticulture and uncleared land above fossil hypersaline groundwater discharge deposits Murray River – Wentworth to Mildura Murray River – Waikerie 1 and 2a salt water interception schemes – South Australia Vitculture and citrus End of constant colour scheme river comparison. Macquarie River Geo-electric and associated run-of- river data Macquarie River EC 8m below the river bed Inferred Inferred predominantly Aquiclude losing/disconnected river overlying with holes highly permeable unconsolidated deep valley fill infringing on folded basement rock with saline fracture zones and granite plutons Macquarie River Interpretation Summary From the weir upstream - Inferred predominantly losing/disconnected river overlies highly permeable unconsolidated deep valley fill infringing on folded basement rock with saline fracture zones and granite plutons Narromine Weir Inferred Aquiclude with holes Linear Depth Scale Macquarie Modelled Resistivity Images - Key EC histogram and colour stretch for the entire Macquarie River dataset. River water EC 400uS/cm Lithologies encountered in drillers logs near the Macquarie River EC, Salinity, and Soil Texture relationship for the Macquarie River dataset Comparison with Tempest data and Geological Maps Photo sourced from http://www.fugroairborne.com/service/tempest.php The 8m deep geo-electric depth slice has been superimposed over various datasets. Due to river incision, direct comparison of Tempest depths and Geo- electric depths is not appropriate. Due to river incision, the 8m geo-electric depth slice should correspond most directly to the 15-20m Tempest depth interval. Lachlan Fold Belt Source: Eastern Lachlan Orogen Basement Geology of the Macquarie River Site Geosciences Database Version 2. Sept 2006. and GAB Geology TIMBREBONGIE TIMBREBONGIE FALLS 2,100 1,050 0 2,100 Meters beneath the NSW Dept. of Primary Industries. Macquarie River ¯ Palaeovalleys Beware – the level of detail presented here Surat Basin smoothes over features detected gDbtbt under the river. In places, it can be NARROMINE assumed that the 8533 new information Unnamed Ocean Crust (Ord-Camb) presented in the Tempest survey and NARROMINE this report will result Sto in modification of gDbyeo1 Exxo2 Toongi this map. Timbrebongie Granite Gp Undiff gDbyeo4 Glennie Ridge Granite Oxxkm Macquarie River Tempest data sourced from: Noteboom, M., and Geo-electric Stenning, L., 2007, Resistivity at 8m Lower Macquarie River TEMPEST AEM Survey, NSW, below the river bed Final Data (P1140), superimposed over Geoscience Australia GeoCat # 67211 Fugro-Tempest Total ISBN 978-1-921498-17-6 Magnetic Intensity TMI colour The TMI data stretch is linear principally indicates deep structures of the basement rock. The significance of these will be explained using the other datasets. The level of smoothing of this TMI data precludes identification of the depth of features evident. Macquarie River Tempest data sourced from: Noteboom, M., and Geo-electric Stenning, L., 2007, Resistivity at 8m Lower Macquarie River TEMPEST AEM Survey, NSW, below the river bed Final Data (P1140), superimposed over Geoscience Australia GeoCat # 67211 Fugro-Tempest ISBN 978-1-921498-17-6 Digital Terrain Model DTM colour Subsurface valleys stretch is linear are indicated by slight broad topographic lows Aureole (ie. transition from peneplain to depositional plain). An aureole around a small granite north of the river is evident as a sharp topographic high. Macquarie River Tempest data sourced from: Noteboom, M., and Geo-electric Stenning, L., 2007, Resistivity at 8m Lower Macquarie River TEMPEST AEM Survey, NSW, below the river bed Final Data (P1140), superimposed over Geoscience Australia GeoCat # 67211 Fugro-Tempest EC at ISBN 978-1-921498-17-6 5-10m depth The River at Tempest colour stretch is equal Narromine turns area. north and crosses No attempt to standardize the over the aureole of a Tempest and Geo-electric granite (shown). This colour scales has been made because they are drastically is a very shallow different. feature indicating When comparing depths that the buried beware that the river is incised northern valley is sharply 6 to 12 metres deep. relatively shallow Horizontal smoothing of the and confined at this Tempest data has blurred most of the details evident in the point. geo-electric data. The 0-5m deep Tempest data is not shown because its altitude correction and horizontal smoothing is badly affected by river incision. Macquarie River Tempest data sourced from: Noteboom, M., and Geo-electric Stenning, L., 2007, Resistivity at 8m Lower Macquarie River TEMPEST AEM Survey, NSW, below the river bed Final Data (P1140), superimposed over Geoscience Australia GeoCat # 67211 Fugro-Tempest EC at ISBN 978-1-921498-17-6 10-15m depth Tempest reveals Tempest colour stretch is equal Lachlan Fold Belt area. regolith weathering No attempt to standardize the and wider shear Tempest and Geo-electric colour scales has been made zones. Resistive because they are drastically poorly weathered different. fold belt rocks and When comparing depths more recent beware that the river is incised sharply 6 to 12 metres deep. freshwater
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