Published online 16 August 2005
Published in Vadose Zone J 4:708-717 (2005)
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2004.0167
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Surface WaterGroundwater Connection at the Los Alamos Canyon Weir Site
Part 1. Monitoring Site Installation and Tracer Tests
Daniel G. Levitta,*,
Dennis L. Newellb,
William J. Stonec and
David S. Wykoffa
a Energy and Environmental Engineering Division, Apogen Technologies, Inc., 1350 Central Avenue, 3rd Floor, Los Alamos, NM 87544
b Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
c WATER, 1090 Ranchero Rd., Bosque Farms, NM 87068

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Fig. 1. Location of the Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Los Alamos Canyon weir site.
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Fig. 2. Photograph of the Los Alamos Canyon weir site during borehole drilling in April 2001.
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Fig. 3. Conceptual model of subsurface geology and hydrogeology, orientation of LAWS boreholes, and sampling port and perched water locations in LAWS-01.
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Fig. 4. Photograph of "scalloped" PVC casing installed in LAWS-02.
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Fig. 5. Photograph of the Los Alamos Canyon weir monitoring site.
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Fig. 6. Time series of elevations of water levels in four ports at LAWS-01.
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Fig. 7. Time series of resistance measurements at LAWS-02.
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Fig. 8. Time series of bromide and iodide concentrations at LAWS-01.
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