Methodological studies for evaluation of groundwater flow system in a sedimentary rock area; Case study for the Boso Peninsula

Sakai, Ryutaro; Munakata, Masahiro ; Kimura, Hideo

In order to evaluate the regional groundwater flow system, the author has investigated stream flow of 3 rivers and analyzed flow rates and chemical compositions, isotopic ratios of hydrogen and oxygen of water samples collected from wells, rivers and springs in the feeder streams area in the Yoro river basin, in Chiba Prefecture. As a result of this study, (Na)Ca-HCO type water is evaluated to be recharged from the highly permeable sand-dominant domain (Daifuku Mt.). In addition, it is estimated that the groundwater flow preferentially in direction of strike and discharge at the middle and downstream domain as Ca-HCO type water, and partially pass through fractures of low permeable alteration layer up to the surface area as evolved Na-HCO type water.