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Interfacing hydrological and hydrogeochemical models for simulating streamwater chemistry in the Turkey Lakes Watershed, Canada

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The results obtained by interfacing a hydrological model with a hydrogeochemical model are presented and compared to the observed data collected from the Turkey Lakes Watershed. The most prominent feature shown in the data is the progressive increase of pH, alkalinity and Ca++ + Mg++ in the downstream direction. Analysis of the model results indicates that the proportion of groundwater input to total runoff in the headwater and downstream areas plays an important role in creating these spatial gradients. The model also reproduces many of the episodic events, both temporal and spatial, shown in the observed data.

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  1. National Water Research Institute, P.O. Box 5050, L7R 4A6, Burlington, Ontario, Canada

    D. C. L. Lam, A. G. Bobba & D. S. Jeffries

  2. MCMaster University Hamilton, L8S 4L7, Ontario, Canada

    S. Boregowda & G. G. Patry

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Lam, D.C.L., Boregowda, S., Bobba, A.G. et al. Interfacing hydrological and hydrogeochemical models for simulating streamwater chemistry in the Turkey Lakes Watershed, Canada. Water Air Soil Pollut 31, 149–154 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00630829

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