GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 194
Tuesday, 24 October 2017: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 615/616/617 (Washington State Convention Center)

T10. Groundwater Influenced Ecosystems: Springs, Gaining Streams, and Terrestrial Ecosystems

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Karst Division; GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division
Brad David Wolaver, Laura J. Crossey, Rebecca J. Frus and Steven P. Loheide II, Advocates
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:10 AM
UNDERSTANDING TRANSPORT IN DIFFUSION-LIMITED SYSTEMS
ZHU, Yonghui, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, No.388 Lumo Road, Hongshan District, Wuhan, Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430074, China, ZHAN, Hongbin, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845, BURNS, Erick, Oregon Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 2130 SW 5th Avenue, Portland, OR 97201, JIN, Menggui, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Lumo Road, No.388, Wuhan, 430074, China, MANGA, Michael, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, 307 McCone Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-4767 and INGEBRITSEN, Steven E., US Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, zhuyh@cug.edu.cn
8:25 AM
USING THE GEOCHEMICAL KINETICS AND 87SR/86SR RATIOS OF A COMPLEX REWORKED AQUIFER TO IDENTIFY THE REGIONAL EXTENT OF INTERBASIN GROUNDWATER FLOW AND ITS IMPACT ON REGIONAL BASEFLOW GENERATION
STEWART-MADDOX, Noah1, FRISBEE, Marty D.1, ANDRONICOS, Christopher L.1, GENEREUX, David P.2 and MEYERS, Zachary P.1, (1)Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, (2)Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8208, stewa184@purdue.edu
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8:40 AM
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8:55 AM
BASELINE MONITORING AND USE OF NATURAL TRACERS IN GRAND CANYON SPRINGS
MCGIBBON, Chris, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, CROSSEY, Laura J., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, KARLSTROM, Karl, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 and PERSON, Mark, Department of Earth & Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, mcgibbon@unm.edu
9:10 AM
RESPONSE OF WATER QUALITY IN SAN SOLOMON SPRINGS TO MESOSCALE PRECIPITATION EVENTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AND HEALTH OF AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS IN TRANS-PECOS, TX, USA
ROBERTSON, Wendy M.1, ALLEN, John1, WOLAVER, Brad David2, HEWETT, Brent1 and SHARP Jr., John M.3, (1)Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Central Michigan University, Brooks Hall 314, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859, (2)Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78758, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, The University of Texas, C9000, Austin, TX 78712-1722, wendy.robertson@cmich.edu
9:25 AM
GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT IN TEXAS: CONSIDERING FLOWS TO SPRINGS AND STREAMS
FRENCH, Larry, ANAYA, Roberto and WEINBERG, Andrew, Texas Water Development Board, 1700 North Congress, P.O. Box 13231, Austin, TX 78711-3231, larry.french@twdb.texas.gov
9:40 AM
THE RIO GRANDE WILD AND SCENIC RIVER - A GROUNDWATER DEPENDENT ECOSYSTEM
URBANCZYK, Kevin, Rio Grande Research Center, Sul Ross State University, Box C-139, Alpine, TX 79832 and BENNETT, Jeffery, Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River, National Park Service, BBNP-ScRM, 266 Tecolote Drive, Big Bend National Park, TX 79834, kevinu@sulross.edu
 
9:55 AM
Break
10:10 AM
THE IMPORTANCE OF SPRINGS AS ECOSYSTEMS AND IN LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION PLANNING (Invited Presentation)
SPRINGER, Abraham E.1, STEVENS, Lawrence E.2 and LEDBETTER, Jeri2, (1)School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, NAU Box 4099, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, (2)Springs Stewardship Institute, Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N Ft Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, Abe.Springer@nau.edu
10:30 AM
MODELING GROUNDWATER USE BY PHREATOPHYTES: FROM SIMPLE TO COMPLEX APPROACHES (Invited Presentation)
MILLER, Gretchen R.1, SAVILLE, Cody1, GOU, Si2 and SWILLEY, Jackson1, (1)Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, (2)Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843; State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, College of Water Resources & Hydropower, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China, gmiller@civil.tamu.edu
10:50 AM
USING GROUNDWATER MODELS TO FORECAST EFFECTS TO FENS IN HUMID TEMPERATE CLIMATES
FEINSTEIN, Daniel T.1, HUNT, Randall J.1, HART, David J.2 and GATZKE, Sarah3, (1)Wisconsin Water Science Center, U. S. Geological Survey, 8505 Research Way, Middleton, WI 53562, (2)Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, University of Wisconsin-Extension, 3817 Mineral Point Rd, Madison, WI 53705, (3)The Nature Conservancy, 633 W Main St, Madison, WI 53703, rjhunt@usgs.gov
11:05 AM
MORPHOLOGICAL CONTROL OF SEASONAL AND SUB-SEASONAL GROUNDWATER FLOW IN GEOGRAPHICALLY ISOLATED WETLANDS
MALZONE, Jonathan M., Department of Geosciences, Eastern Kentucky University, 521 Lancaster Ave, Richmond, KY 40475, Jonathan.Malzone@eku.edu
11:20 AM
INVENTORY AND MONITORING OF GROUNDWATER DEPENDENT ECOSYSTEMS: PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTATION AND RESULTS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS AND GRASSLANDS
STROOPE, Timothy L.1, GURRIERI, Joseph T.1 and DWIRE, Kathleen A.2, (1)USDA Forest Service, Geology and Groundwater Programs, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401, (2)USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 240 West Prospect Rd, Fort Collins, CO 80526, timothylstroope@fs.fed.us
Handouts
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    11:35 AM
    Discussion
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