The recession flow analysis of Brutsaert and Nieber [1977] extended by
Troch et al. [1993] to estimate aquifer parameters (saturated hydraul
ic conductivity and mean aquifer depth) is examined by means of a nume
rical model. It is found to be reliable for the estimation of the catc
hment-scale saturated hydraulic conductivity and mean aquifer depth. I
ncreasing the complexity of the synthetic watershed had no impact on t
he accuracy of the estimated parameters.