Fig. 1. Schematics of sand dam hydrology and basic components (Modified from Borst and Haas, 2006).
Fig. 2. Dimensions and boundary conditions of the models: (a) before the construction of the sand dam, (b) after the construction of the sand dam.
Fig. 4. Cross-sectional view of the model before the construction of a sand dam at 8.5 m3/day pumping rate.
Fig. 5. A cross-sectional view of the model after the construction of a sand dam at the minimum pumping rates
Fig. 6. Model result of an aquifer with the sand dam at the end of the simulation.
Fig. 7. Comparison of the water table in the model area: (a) before sand dam (pseudo-natural aquifer), (b) after the construction of the sand dam.
Fig. 3. A cross-sectional view of the model before the construction of a sand dam at 1 m3/day pumping rate.
Table 1. Dimensions and hydrogeological characterstics of the models
Table 2. Flow budget of the model at time step 1 stress period 2
Table 3. Flow budget of the model at time step 365 stress period 12
Table 4. Flow budget of the second model at time step 1 stress period 2
Table 5. Flow budget of the second model at time step 365, stress period 12
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