Development of an Integrated Hydrological Model for Simulation of Surface Runoff and Stream Flow in Tims Branch Watershed, Savannah River Site, South Carolina - 16203
- Applied Research Center, Florida International University - ARC-FIU (United States)
- Savannah River National Laboratory (United States)
This research is part of continued efforts to develop an integrated transport model to predict the distribution of tin within the overland flow in Tims Branch Watershed (TBW) at Savannah River Site (SRS), South Carolina. Tin was introduced into TBW during the application of an innovative mercury remediation technology implemented by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management, which involved the injection of stannous (tin) chloride into mercury contaminated groundwater. Understanding the fate and transport of tin and its compounds is of primary importance due to their potential impact on the environment. In this study, we developed an overland hydrology model (MIKE SHE) capable of simulating surface hydrology throughout the TBW. The modeling application used historical precipitation, groundwater levels, geological data, and river discharges that were retrieved from government databases and input to the model. The model was developed to simulate spatio-temporal distribution of flow discharges, flow duration, and water levels in the TBW. The preliminary simulation results indicated that the model was capable of predicting flow depth and velocity within the study area during extreme climate events. The developed hydrology model will later on be coupled with transport model to simulate tin distribution within Tims Branch stream during seasonal storm events. (authors)
- Research Organization:
- WM Symposia, Inc., PO Box 27646, 85285-7646 Tempe, AZ (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 22838077
- Report Number(s):
- INIS-US--19-WM-16203
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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