Seminar: Using Tracers to Discern Flow Paths Across the Lake Warner-Mill River Watershed, Northeastern U.S

Headwater streams comprise land surfaces with deep flow paths as well as impervious surfaces with short ones, contributing flows and constituents. The impaired Mill River Watershed discharges into Lake Warner after flowing through such heterogenous land-uses. We compare these dynamics and the influence of urban, agricultural, and forested land use on young water fractions (Fyw) and mean transit times (MTT) using stable water isotopes (δ2H, δ 17O, and δ18O). This work contributes to local eorts at improving water quality by better understanding the hydrological dynamics of the tributaries.