Hydrograph Separation in the Headwaters of the Shule River Basin: Combining Water Chemistry and Stable Isotopes

Table 1

Mean, maximum, minimum, and standard deviation values for the concentration of isotope and chloride ion in river water, precipitation, groundwater, and glacial meltwater.

δ^18O ()

δD ()

Cl^− (mg·L^−1)

Mean

Max

Min

SD

Mean

Max

Min

SD

Mean

Max

Min

SD

River water

−9.2

−8.5

−9.9

0.36

−62.7

−58.2

−68.9

3.49

11.2

13.4

9.4

1.17

Precipitation

−10.2

−8.3

−13.0

1.56

−69.7

−54.1

−95.1

12.5

0.5

0.8

0.2

0.22

Ground water

−8.1

−6.7

−9.5

0.76

−56.4

−45.3

−68.2

6.44

16.3

19.7

11.0

2.20

Glacial meltwater

−13.2

−12.3

−14.7

0.73

−92.1

−85.1

−105.0

5.63

2.2

3.2

1.2

0.56