Análisis fisicoquímico e isotópico de tres manantiales del nacimiento del río Guardal (Sierra Seca, SE de España)
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En la ladera oriental del acuífero kárstico de Sierra Seca descargan tres manantiales que, pese a localizarse en un mismo entorno,
presentan características diferenciadas. A partir de datos fisicoquímicos e isotópicos se estudian estas características para resaltar las
diferencias entre ellos. El situado a mayor cota, Fuente Alta, es el de
mayor caudal medio y aguas menos mineralizadas y se relaciona
con carbonatos del Cretácico inferior. El de menor caudal, Fuente
de Enmedio, también es el que surge a menor cota con aguas menos mineralizadas que el de caudal intermedio, la Natividad, pese
a que ambos drenan un mismo acuífero formado por carbonatos
del Cretácico superior. Además, sus características fisicoquímicas
e isotópicas sugieren que drena mezclas de aguas procedentes de
los dos acuíferos cretácicos. La Natividad drena las aguas más mineralizadas y con valores isotópicos más pesados, al inicio de las
crecidas por “efecto pistón”, que no se observa en los otros dos manantiales. Los valores isotópicos más ligeros se observan en los dos
manantiales de mayor caudal asociados a un episodio de brusco
deshielo. Los datos siguieren que la superficie del área de recarga
aflora a cotas medias similares, aunque ligeramente más elevadas
en Fuente Alta
Three springs discharge on the eastern slope of the Sierra Seca karst aquifer, which, despite being in the same environment, have different characteristics. Based on physicochemical and isotopic data, these characteristics are studied to highlight the differences between them. The one located at the highest elevation, Fuente Alta, has the highest average flow and less mineralized waters and is related to Lower Cretaceous carbonates. The one with the lowest flow, Fuente de Enmedio, is at the lowest elevation with less mineralized waters than the one with intermediate flow, La Natividad, despite the fact that both drain the same aquifer formed by Upper Cretaceous carbonates. In addition, its physicochemical and isotopic characteristics suggest that it drains mixtures of waters from the two Cretaceous aquifers. The Natividad drains the most mineralized waters and with heavier isotopic values, at the onset of floods due to the “piston effect”, which is not observed in the other two springs. The lightest isotopic values are observed in the two springs with the highest flow associated with an episode of sudden snowmelt. The data suggest that the surface of the recharge area outcrops at similar average elevations, although slightly higher in Fuente Alta
Three springs discharge on the eastern slope of the Sierra Seca karst aquifer, which, despite being in the same environment, have different characteristics. Based on physicochemical and isotopic data, these characteristics are studied to highlight the differences between them. The one located at the highest elevation, Fuente Alta, has the highest average flow and less mineralized waters and is related to Lower Cretaceous carbonates. The one with the lowest flow, Fuente de Enmedio, is at the lowest elevation with less mineralized waters than the one with intermediate flow, La Natividad, despite the fact that both drain the same aquifer formed by Upper Cretaceous carbonates. In addition, its physicochemical and isotopic characteristics suggest that it drains mixtures of waters from the two Cretaceous aquifers. The Natividad drains the most mineralized waters and with heavier isotopic values, at the onset of floods due to the “piston effect”, which is not observed in the other two springs. The lightest isotopic values are observed in the two springs with the highest flow associated with an episode of sudden snowmelt. The data suggest that the surface of the recharge area outcrops at similar average elevations, although slightly higher in Fuente Alta







