Publication Date
1-1-1988
Series Number
89
Abstract
Saline groundwater occurs within twelve metres of the surface throughout the valley of the Merredin catchment. Saline groundwater occurs within deep sediments deposited in the valley and deeply-weathered bedrock materials. Rapid groundwater recharge appears to be taking place in sandy-textured soils high in the landscape and directly into the Cainozoic sediments in the valley floor. Water-tables are rising at approximately ten centimetres each year in the upper catchment area.
Keywords
Groundwater, Catchment hydrology, Merredin region (WA), Saline water, Groundwater recharge, Western Australia
Recommended Citation
George, R J, and Frantom, P W. (1988), Preliminary groundwater and salinity investigations in the eastern wheatbelt 2. Merredin catchment. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia, Perth. Report 89.
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