Interbasin underflow between closed Altiplano basins in Chile |
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| Authors: | Montgomery Errol L Rosko Michael J Castro Santiago O Keller Barry R Bevacqua Paolo S |
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| Institution: | Errol L. Montgomery ft Associates Inc., 1550 E. Prince Rd., Tucson, AZ 85719;(520) 881-4912;;Edic Ingenieros Ltda., Alonso de Cordova 5151, oficina 1301, Las Condes-Santiago, Chile;011-56-2-3785610;;Andalue Consultores Ltda., Msr Miller 54 #1, Providencia-Santiago, Chile;;Aquaconsult Cía Ltda., Avda. Bosque 140 Dpto. 22, Las Condes-Santiago, Chile;011-56-2-231-5661; |
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| Abstract: | Interbasin ground water movement of 200 to 240 L/sec occurs as underflow beneath a mountainous surface water divide separating the topographically higher Salar de Michincha from the topographically lower Salar de Coposa internally drained basins in the Altiplano of northern Chile. Salt-encrusted flats (salars) and saline lakes occur on the lowest parts of the basin floors and comprise the principal evaporative discharge areas for the basins. Because a surface water divide separates the basins, surface water drainage boundaries do not coincide with ground water drainage boundaries. In the region, interbasin ground water movement is usually not recognized, but occurs for selected basins, and at places is an important component of ground water budgets. With increasing development of water for mining industry and potential exportation of ground water from the Altiplano for use at coastal cities, demonstration and quantification of interbasin movement is important for assessment of sustainable ground water development in a region of extreme aridity. Recognition and quantification of interbasin ground water underflow will assist in management of ground water resources in the arid Chilean Altiplano environment. |
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