Abstract
The study area is located in the Marginal Pyrenean Sierras, which include the Hydrogeological Unit Estopiñán Syncline, consisting of two permeable levels: Upper Cretaceous and Eocene, and Hydrogeological Unit Estaña where endorheic and karstic Estaña Lakes are located. This work introduces the first results obtained from the hydrogeochemical and isotopic (δO18, δH2 and H3) precipitacion and groundwater description, made to determine the general hydrological and hydrogeological of Estaña Lakes. This description allowed to differentiate the groundwater main chemical groups and to deduce qualitatively the dominating chemical processes. A large regional chemical variability is observed, mainly attributed to the different permeable levels as well as to mixing processes. The Estaña’s Big Lake presents a marked calcium sulphate composition, constant either in depth and time. Multiparametric profiles have been done (EC, T, pH, DO, δ18O) confirming its monomictic character, sufering a process of stratification in the water between March and October and with a termocline about 6 m of depth.
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This research was undertaken within the framework of the project “Funcionamiento hidrológico de humedales relacionados con las aguas subterráneas en la Cuenca del Ebro (2007–2010)” (Hydrological functioning of wetlands related to groundwater in Ebro Basin), funded by the Instituto Geológico y Minero de España (IGME, Spanish Geological Survey). The authors would like to thank the Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología (IPE-CSIC, Pyrenean Institute of Ecology) for their collaboration. Meteorological data have been provided by the Spanish Meteorological Agency (AEMET) and isotopic rainfall data by Applied Techniques Study Center of “Centro de Estudios y Experimentación de Obras Públicas” (CEDEX).
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Pérez Bielsa, C., Lambán Jiménez, L.J., Martínez Santos, P. (2015). Hydrogeochemical and Isotopic Characterization of Karstic Endorheic Estaña Lakes (Huesca, Spain). In: Andreo, B., Carrasco, F., Durán, J., Jiménez, P., LaMoreaux, J. (eds) Hydrogeological and Environmental Investigations in Karst Systems. Environmental Earth Sciences, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17435-3_70
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