Publication Date

1-1-1988

Series Number

89

Abstract

Saline groundwater occurs within twelve metres of the surface throughout the valley of the Merredin catchment. Saline groundwater occurs within deep sediments deposited in the valley and deeply-weathered bedrock materials. Rapid groundwater recharge appears to be taking place in sandy-textured soils high in the landscape and directly into the Cainozoic sediments in the valley floor. Water-tables are rising at approximately ten centimetres each year in the upper catchment area.

Keywords

Groundwater, Catchment hydrology, Merredin region (WA), Saline water, Groundwater recharge, Western Australia

Disciplines

Hydrology | Water Resource Management

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