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  • 1Southwest Florida Water Management District, Brooksville, FL 34604, USA. melissa.hill@twdb.state.tx.us

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Area of Science:

  • Hydrogeology
  • Karst Hydrology
  • Groundwater Modeling

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  • Karst aquifers exhibit complex flow due to conduits and matrix porosity.
  • Traditional models often simplify flow, neglecting non-Darcian and multiporosity effects.
  • The U.S. Geological Survey developed the Conduit Flow Process (CFP) to address these complexities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the performance of the new Conduit Flow Process (CFP) model.
  • To characterize a karst aquifer in west-central Florida for CFP model validation.
  • To assess the impact of non-Darcian flow and matrix-conduit exchange on model accuracy.

Main Methods:

  • Site characterization in Florida to map conduit networks and collect hydrologic data.
  • Estimation of specific discharge and hydraulic gradients to assess Darcian/non-Darcian flow.
  • Temporal analysis of fluid exchange between matrix and conduit during extreme events.
  • Comparison of CFP Mode 1 with a MODFLOW-2005 equivalent continuum model (ECM).

Main Results:

  • Preliminary analysis shows CFP improves simulation accuracy.
  • Hydraulic conductivity and conduit wall conductance enhanced discharge prediction by 12% to 40%.
  • Turbulent flow alone accounted for less than 1% improvement.

Conclusions:

  • The Conduit Flow Process (CFP) is a promising tool for modeling complex karst systems.
  • Incorporating conduit characteristics and non-Darcian flow significantly improves model performance.
  • CFP offers a more realistic representation of groundwater flow in karst aquifers compared to traditional methods.