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An estimation of recharge to an aquifer can be carried out on the basis of water balance in which the top surface of the catchment and the soil moisture zone are taken into account. The data required are daily precipitation and potential evapotranspiration. The water balance can be verified on the basis of comparison of estimated stream flow with measured stream flow. The method is illustrated by application to estimate the recharge to a sand aquifer situated in the island of Mannar in north-west Sri Lanka.
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Senarath, D.C.H. (1988). Estimation of Recharge of Sand Aquifer of the Island of Mannar Sri Lanka. In: Simmers, I. (eds) Estimation of Natural Groundwater Recharge. NATO ASI Series, vol 222. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7780-9_27
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