Groundwater monitoring

Drilling a groundwater monitoring well in Sutherland, South Africa.

Specification:

• Groundwater monitoring well
• MDS Dipper-TEC pressure and electrical conductivity sensor

Application:

• General:  
  • Measurement of groundwater table fluctuation
  • Conducting aquifer tests and slug-and-bail tests
  • Conducting tracer experiments
  • Characterisation of aquifer (specific yield, saturated hydraulic conductivity)
  • Estimation of groundwater recharge
  • Calibration and validation of hydrogeological models

• Projects:  
  • HYGRA

• Study area:  
  • Geodetic Observatory Wettzell, Germany
  • South African Geodynamic Observatory (SAGOS)

Operation/Maintenance:

• Benjamin Creutzfeldt
• Heiko Thoss

Links:
 

• MDS Dipper-TEC is produced by SEBA Hydrometrie