A three-dimensional finite difference model was developed to study the groundwater flow system in an upland area bordering a lake. For a general perspective of the groundwater flow system, a steady state three-dimensional flow was employed. Having determined the flow net by using a three-dimensional model, the flow volumes under natural conditions have been used to establish the parameter values and for the analyses of flow patterns. Further, to study the effects of human impact and precipitation on groundwater flow conditions in a small area, a transient three-dimensional simulation was performed. Environmental tritium was used to trace the regional groundwater movement to verify the three-dimensional mathematical model. Results obtained using the three-dimensional mathematical model approach and tritium concentration analyses were in close agreement. The results demonstrated that the groundwater flow system should be analysed using a three-dimensional geometric concept of groundwater movement.

The study analyzes groundwater balance with regard to the water recharge and discharge which contain urbanization components in Suyeong-gu, Busan. It also verifies the reliability and accuracy improvement on the analysis of the balance. The result of the study is viewed as preliminary data which are useful to develop, utilize and manage groundwater. The average quantity of groundwater recharge is 6,014.1 ㎥/day in the research area during the last ten year period(from 1998 to 2007). The outflow from drainage areas to rivers and coasts is 149.3 ㎥/day, the inflow from rivers and coasts to drainage area is 439.9 ㎥/day. The use of the water is 4,243.0 ㎥/day. The outflow caused by subway in line No.2 and No.3 through Suyeong-gu and the one by building an underground electric complex is 1,500.0 ㎥/day. The leakage of water works is 6514.9 ㎥/day. The inflow and outflow of sewerage is 5082.2 ㎥/day from groundwater to sewer. The amount of groundwater recharge, the inflow from rivers and coasts to drainage area, and the leakage of water works belong to the amount of groundwater inflow and the total amount is 12,968.9 ㎥/day. The amount of outflow from drainage area to rivers and coasts, the use of groundwater, outflow by subway and underground electric complex tunnel and the amount of inflow of the water to sewerage belong to the amount of outflow of groundwater and the sum amount is 13,031.5 ㎥/day. The gap between the amount of inflow and outflow of groundwater is 62.6 ㎥/day, which is considered to reflect the trend that the short term drop in the amount of rainfall results in the amount of groundwater recharge and that the amount of outflow from drainage area to rivers and coasts decreases.

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In this paper, a groundwater hydrological study of the Gyeongju well during the Silla period is conducted to investigate how sufficiently the Gyeongju well supplied water demand at the time. It is assumed that the current geology and soil condition in Gyeongju remain similar to the Silla period. Also, the land use and land coverage during the Silla period is estimated based on the current land condition in Gyeongju. Precipitation during the Silla period is analyzed using precipitation data from 1984 to 2014 provided by Gyeonju weather station. Precipitation analysis is applied based on 3 different scenarios; precipitation intensity during the Silla period was Case ① the same as, Case ② 30% more, and Case ③ 30% less than the precipitation intensity of the last decade (2005~2014). Furthermore, to observe the use of the well in Gyeongju during droughts, the following condition(Case ④) is also considered; ten year drought during the Silla period was the same as the ten year drought from 1984 to 2014. Available amount of groundwater development is analyzed using NRCS-CN method. The results show that the potential amount of groundwater in Gyeongju during Silla era was for Case ① 62,825,272 ㎥/year, Case ② 93,606,567 ㎥/year, Case ③ 32,277,298 ㎥/year, and Case ④32,870,896 ㎥/year. Also, it has been shown that 45,260,000 ㎥ of groundwater were required to supply to all households in Gyeongju during Silla era. Therefore, if the precipitation intensity during Silla era was similar with the last decade, the groundwater would provide enough supply to all households in Gyeongju. However, in the case that the precipitation intensity during Silla era was 30% less than the last decade or a ten year drought happened, it is predicted that the water use in Gyeongju would have been limited.