Hyporheic zone flow disruption from channel linings: Implications for the hydrology and geochemistry of an urban stream, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Elizabeth A. Hasenmueller; Heather K. Robinson

doi:10.1007/s12583-016-0632-5

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Elizabeth A. Hasenmueller, Heather K. Robinson. Hyporheic zone flow disruption from channel linings: Implications for the hydrology and geochemistry of an urban stream, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Journal of Earth Science, 2016, 27(1): 98-109. doi: 10.1007/s12583-016-0632-5

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Elizabeth A. Hasenmueller, Heather K. Robinson. Hyporheic zone flow disruption from channel linings: Implications for the hydrology and geochemistry of an urban stream, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Journal of Earth Science, 2016, 27(1): 98-109. doi: 10.1007/s12583-016-0632-5

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Elizabeth A. Hasenmueller, Heather K. Robinson. Hyporheic zone flow disruption from channel linings: Implications for the hydrology and geochemistry of an urban stream, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Journal of Earth Science, 2016, 27(1): 98-109. doi: 10.1007/s12583-016-0632-5

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Hyporheic zone flow disruption from channel linings: Implications for the hydrology and geochemistry of an urban stream, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

doi: 10.1007/s12583-016-0632-5

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, 63108, USA

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Corresponding author: Elizabeth A. Hasenmueller, hasenmuellerea@slu.edu
Received Date: 27 Jan 2015
Accepted Date: 18 Mar 2015
Publish Date: 01 Feb 2016

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Cement channel linings in an urban stream in St. Louis, Missouri increase event water contributions during flooding, shorten transport times, and magnify geochemical variability on both short and seasonal timescales due to disruption of hyporheic flowpaths. Detailed analyses of water isotopes, major and trace elements, and in situ water quality data for an individual flood event reveal that baseflow contributions rise by 8% only 320 m downstream of the point where this particular channel changes from cement-lined to unlined. However, additional hydrograph separations indicate baseflow contributions are variable and can be much higher (average baseflow increase is 16%). Stream electrical conductivity (EC) and solute concentrations in the lined reach were up to 25% lower during peak flow than in the unlined channel, indicating a greater event flow fraction. In contrast, during low flow, stream EC and solute concentrations in the lined reach were up to 30% higher due to the restricted inflow of more dilute groundwater. Over longer timescales, EC, solute concentrations, turbidity, and bacterial loads decrease downstream signifying increasing contributions of dilute baseflow. The decreased connectivity of surface waters and groundwaters along the hyporheic zone in lined channels increases the hydrologic and geochemical variability of urban streams.
- stream channel linings,
- hyporheic zone,
- groundwater-surface water interactions,
- flood hydrograph,
- urban geochemistry,
- urban streams

Electronic Supplementary Material: Supplementary material (Table S1) is available in the online version of this article at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12583-016-0632-5.

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