Simulated effects of irrigation on salinity in the Arkansas River valley in Colorado

• Published in: Ground water Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 76 - 86
• Main Authors: Goff, K. (Integrity Solutions, Eagan, MN.), Lewis, M.E, Person, M.A, Konikow, L.F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.1998; Ground Water Publishing Company
• Subjects: AGUA; AGUA SUPERFICIAL; AGUAS SUBTERRANEAS; ALLUVIAL AQUIFERS; AQUIFERS; CALIDAD DEL AGUA; CAPA FREATICA; COLORADO; CORRIENTES SUBTERRANEAS; COURANT SOUTERRAIN; COURS D'EAU; CURSOS DE AGUA; DEBIT; DISCHARGE; EAU; EAU SOUTERRAINE; EAU SUPERFICIELLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOW RATE; GASTO; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER EXTRACTION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER TABLE; Hydrology; IMPACT SUR L'ENVIRONNEMENT; IMPACTO AMBIENTAL; IRRIGATION; MODELE DE SIMULATION; MODELOS DE SIMULACION; NAPPE SOUTERRAINE; QUALITE DE L'EAU; RIEGO; RIVERS; SALINIDAD; SALINITE; SALINITY; SIMULATION MODELS; STREAM FLOW; SURFACE WATER; VALLEE; VALLES; VALLEYS; WATER; WATER QUALITY; Arkansas River

Agricultural irrigation has a substantial impact on water quantity and quality in the lower Arkansas River valley of southeastern Colorado. A two-dimensional flow and solute transport model was used to evaluate the potential effects of changes in irrigation on the quantity and quality of water in th...