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Quantitative assessment of water exchange flux in hyporheic zone is of great significance for understanding mass and energy transport and transformation in regional water cycles, as well as for contaminant remediation and management. However, due to factors such as heterogeneous streambed conditions and limitations in assessment methods, traditional approaches have struggled to achieve in situ, point-scale quantitative monitoring of hyporheic exchange fluxes.To address this, this study proposes a method using an automatic seepage meter to monitor and assess groundwater-surface water exchange fluxes, supported by both laboratory and field validation tests. The results demonstrate that the automatic seepage meter accurately monitors and assesses exchange fluxes under both groundwater discharge to surface water and surface water recharge to groundwater scenarios, with experimental relative errors below 3%.Variations in the insertion depth of the automatic seepage meter into the aquifer do not significantly affect the flux assessment results, indicating strong instrument stability. Field tests confirmed the device's capability to capture subtle groundwater dynamics during discharge events, quantifying groundwater exfiltration rate at 0.064 8 m/d. This research provides parametric and technical support for hyporheic flux assessment.
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