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    Assessment Of Electrical Resistivity Method To Map Groundwater Seepage Zones In Heterogeneous Sediments At Mirror Lake, NH

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    Date
    2010
    Author
    Gagliano, Michael Paul
    Advisor
    Nyquist, Jonathan
    Department
    Geology
    Subject
    Geophysics
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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12613/1254
    
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    http://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/1236
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    Temporal and spatial variability makes locating zones of seepage difficult using traditional point measurements. The goal of this project was to employ 2D electrical resistivity, 3D electrical resistivity, and time-lapse resistivity to improve our understanding of how small-scale heterogeneity controls seepage. We collected underwater electrical resistivity data along the southwest shore of Mirror Lake, NH, as part of a multi-year assessment of the utility of geophysics for mapping groundwater seepage beneath lakes. We found that resistivity could predict out-seepage. A line collected perpendicular-to-shore along the lake bottom starting 27-m off shore and continuing 27-m on shore (1-m electrode spacing) showed the water table dipping away from the lake, the steep gradient indicative of high out-seepage in this area. Resistivity could also broadly delineate high-seepage zones. An 80-m line collected parallel to shore using 0.5-m electrode spacing was compared with measurements collected the previous year using 1-m electrode spacing. Both data sets show the transition from high-seepage glacial outwash to low-seepage glacial till, demonstrating reproducibility. However, even the finer 0.5-m electrode spacing was insufficient to resolve the heterogeneity well enough to predict seepage variability within each zone. In two sections along this 80-m line, one over glacial outwash, the other over till, we collected 14 parallel lines of resistivity, 13.5-m long and spaced 1-m apart to form a 13.5 x 13-m data grid. These lines were inverted using two methods: 1) individually using a 2-D inversion program and then interpolated to create a 3-D volume and 2) they were jointly inverted to create a 3-D volume. Examination of resistivity slices through these volumes highlights the heterogeneity of both these materials, suggesting groundwater flow takes indirect flow paths. However, only when there was a strong contrast in resistivities (the till section) could a possible groundwater flow path be identified. Time-lapse resistivity was used to determine the effect of the top layer of fine sediments. A 13.5-m long time-lapse resistivity survey was completed in the glacial till using 0.5-m electrode spacing showed that disturbing only a few millimeters of superficial sediments produced up to a 6% change in resistivity. This change was accompanied by changes in seepage, indicating that the fine layer of sediments is a major control on seepage patterns. This project showed that combining several electrical resistivity methods provides a better understanding of subsurface heterogeneity and aids in the placement of point measurements. However, in such heterogeneous material the goal of predicting seepage variation still remains difficult.
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