Hydrogeological Analysis Tools

v.4.0. released on 03/04/2017

Violeta Velasco1, Rotman Criollo1,2 , Enric Vázquez-Suñé1,

Alejandro Serrano-Juan1, Celia Riera1

1. Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA),

CSIC, c/ Jordi Girona 18, 08034 - Barcelona (Spain)
2. Barcelona Cicle de l’Aigua, S.A. – Barcelona (Spain)
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 Introduction/1
A comprehensive hydrogeological model requires a wide range of
information, i.e. geological, geographical, hydrochemical or
hydrogeological etc. Each field complements the interpretation of the
others fields. For example, a hydrogeological characterization from a
studied area (e.g. piezometry) can be complemented and validated with
the generation of a hydrochemical and geological analysis .

The Hydrogeological Analysis Tools sub-module form part of a wider

framework developed into FREEWAT. It is created in with aim of facilitate
the pre-processing of further hydrogeological analysis and
interpretations.

These tools provide a wide range of methodologies for querying,

interpreting, and comparing groundwater quantity data and facilitates
the pre-processing analysis for being used in the realization of
groundwater simulation.

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 Introduction/2

Download and installation of the following software is required:

 QGIS version 2.14Essen (https://www.qgis.org/en/site/forusers/download.html)
or later

 the provided version of the FREEWAT plugin

 MODFLOW-2005 (http://water.usgs.gov/ogw/modflow/MODFLOW.html)

In order to install all these softwares, please follow the instructions

contained in the README.rst file within the provided plugin folder.

This exercise was successfully performed within WINDOWS 7 and

WINDOWS 10 OS and using QGIS versions 2.8, 2.10, 2.14 and 2.18.

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 Objectives
The general aim of this tutorial is to introduce AkvaGIS Database
structure and the Hydrogeological tools.

Introduction of AKvaGIS Database:

Database structure
Data Management
Create / Open AkvaGIS Database
Hydrogeological Data Management

Introduction of Hydrogeological Tools:

Create Spatial Query
Hydrogeological Maps

To achieve this scope, the database structure is shown, but how to

introduce information into AkvaGIS database and how to create spatial-
temporal queries is explained as well.
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 Input data files
The folder input_data contains the following subfolders with the data
necessary to implement the model:

 Subfolder1 - Ex1
 HydrogeologicalPointsMeasurementsTest.csv is a cvs file
which contains information related with values of the
observation and the date of the observation (of the head);
 HydrogeologicalPointsObservationsTest.csv is a cvs file which
contains information related with Interval of time of the
observation and Point where the head measurement where
done;
 PointsTest.csv is a cvs file which contains information related
with geographical information where hydrogeological field
tests was made;
BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR DECIMAL POINTS DEFINED IN YOUR OS !!
For further details of the AkvaGIS DataBase (structure and fields), please
see the User Manual Vol4.
*These files follows the structure of the database of AkvaGIS. 7
 SELF-TRAINING TUTORIAL:
STEP 1. Create a new AkvaGIS Database

Create a new database

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Create a Hydrogeological Map
STEP 2. Set CRS for the Group

Right Click in
AkvaGIS!

The CRS is 23031

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Create a Hydrogeological Map
STEP 3. Use the button Add Delimited Text Layer:
Folder: /Lecture3/Ex1
STEP 3.1. STEP 3.2. Load PointsTest.csv provided in
Use the function the specifc folder: /Lecture3/Ex1
creation a Layer
with a delimited
text file.

STEP 3.3. Select CRS (EPSG: 23031)

BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR DECIMAL POINTS DEFINED IN YOUR OS !! 10

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Create a Hydrogeological Map
STEP 5. Create .shp and save it as shp.

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Create a Hydrogeological Map
STEP 6. Copy/paste Spatial Data. Start editing points .shp

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Create a Hydrogeological Map
STEP 7. Copy/paste Spatial Data. Select the points that you want
to copy

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Create a Hydrogeological Map
STEP 8. Copy/paste Spatial Data. Copy Points

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Create a Hydrogeological Map
STEP 9. Copy/paste Spatial Data. Paste the points
into Points table:

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Create a Hydrogeological Map
STEP 10.1. Import hydrogeologicalPointsObservationsTest.csv

REPEAT STEP 3.1 TO STEP 3.3 to store information

into the table HydrogeologicalPointsObservations.

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Create a Hydrogeological Map
STEP 10.2. + STEP 10.3. Copy / Paste data
STEP 10.2. Open Atribute Table and Copy from
HydrogeologicalPointsObservationsTest.csv

STEP 10.3 Open Atribute Table of

HydrogeologicalPointsObservations

STEP 10.4. Open editor in

HydrogeologicalPointsObservations and Paste the
copied data.
After fill out the fields, DO NOT FORGET TO SAVE IT!!
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 SELF-TRAINING TUTORIAL
Create a Hydrogeological Map
STEP 11. Copy / Paste data
FROM  hydrogeologicalPointsMeasurementsTest.csv
TO  HydrogeologicalPointsMeasurements

STEP 11.1. Open Attribute Table and Copy from

HydrogeologicalPointsMeasurementsTest.csv

STEP 11.2. Open

Attribute Table of
HydrogeologicalPoints
Measurements
STEP 11.3. Open the Editor of
HydrogeologicalPointsMeasurements and paste
the copied data.

After fill out the fields, DO NOT FORGET TO SAVE IT!! 18

 SELF-TRAINING TUTORIAL
Create a Hydrogeological Map
STEP 12. Perform a hydrogeological Query

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Create a Hydrogeological Map
STEP 12. Perform a hydrogeological Query

12.2. Refresh

12.1. Add a New

Query
12.3. Run Query

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Hydrogeological Parameter Map
STEP 13. Perform a hydrogeological Parameter Map

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Hydrogeological Parameter Map
STEP 13. Perform a hydrogeological Parameter Map

13.1. Select Head

13.2. Run Query

13.3. Next..
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Hydrogeological Parameter Map
STEP 13. Perform a hydrogeological Parameter Map

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Hydrogeological Parameter Map
STEP 14. Perform a hydrogeological Parameter Map

Select the label mean to represent

the head level in the map.

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Hydrogeological Parameter Map
Import PointTest.csv

The file .cvs has to have the

same structure that the
Points Entity of the AkvaGIS
database.

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Hydrogeological Parameter Map
HydrogeologicalPointsObservation.Table
ID for each observation.
They will link with Hydrogeological
Measurement ID.

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Hydrogeological Parameter Map
PointsObservation.Table

The file.cvs has to have the same

structure than the table s of the
AkvaGIS database.

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 Entering the data into the AkvaGIS
DataBase
The order to store new data in the different
tables is:
Administrative Information

Responsible Citations Projects Campaigns

Parties table table table table

Hydrogelogical Information
Hydrogeological
Hydrogeological
Points Points
PointsObervation
Measurements

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 Entering the data into the AkvaGIS
DataBase
Please, notice that:
The essential workflow to introduce the data coming from the hydrogeological data is:

1. Firstly, any new point has to be introduced in Point table, then if it is a observation
point please, define this point in HydrogeologicalPointsObservaions table.

2. Define a new campaign in Campaign Table if you are adding new analysis for a new
campaign.

3. Introduce the information about the Observation in each point (piezometer or well)
in HydrogeologicalPointsObservations Table . For instance, size, date, the procedure
used to collect all the data (previously introduce any new procedure in Procedures
table if you need it).

4. Enter the results of the analysis of each sample in

HydrogeologicalPointsMeasurements Table.

Further information. please see the manual of AkvaGIS (Volume 4).

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 If you need any assistance, please contact
Rotman Criollo – IDAEA - CSIC (Barcelona - Spain) -
rotmancriollo@gmail.com
Enric Vázquez-Suñé – IDAEA - CSIC (Barcelona - Spain) -
enric.vazquez@idaea.csic.es
FREEWAT Development has received funding from the following projects:

1. Hydrological part has been developed starting from a former project, named SID&GRID, funded by Regione Toscana through EU
POR-FSE 2007-2013 (sidgrid.isti.cnr.it).

2. Porting of SID&GRID under QGis has been performed through funds provided by Regione Toscana to Scuola Superiore S.Anna -
Project Evoluzione del sistema open source SID&GRID di elaborazione dei dati geografici vettoriali e raster per il porting negli
ambienti QGis e Spatialite in uso presso la Regione Toscana (CIG: ZA50E4058A)

3. Latest Version of FREEWAT is under development within EU H2020 project FREEWAT - Free and Open Source Software Tools for
Water Resource Management. FREEWAT project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and
innovation programme under grant agreement n. 642224 (www.freewat.eu)