A town is planning to develop a new water supply from an aquifer. Two observation wells installed 1000 ft apart have respective head of 300 ft and 295 ft above a common datum. Within the aquifer, hydraulic conductivity (Kn) 25 ft/day. The aquifer has a mean width (w) = 2 miles and thickness (b) = 200 ft. Estimate the volumetric flow %3D %3D %3D rate through the aquifer in cubic feet per day. Well 1 h= 300 ft 1000 ft Well 2 h = 295 ft AQUIFER 200 ft suturation 2 miles
A town is planning to develop a new water supply from an aquifer. Two observation wells installed 1000 ft apart have respective head of 300 ft and 295 ft above a common datum. Within the aquifer, hydraulic conductivity (Kn) 25 ft/day. The aquifer has a mean width (w) = 2 miles and thickness (b) = 200 ft. Estimate the volumetric flow %3D %3D %3D rate through the aquifer in cubic feet per day. Well 1 h= 300 ft 1000 ft Well 2 h = 295 ft AQUIFER 200 ft suturation 2 miles
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Transcribed Image Text:A town is planning to develop a new water supply from an aquifer. Two observation wells installed 1000 ft apart
have respective head of 300 ft and 295 ft above a common datum. Within the aquifer, hydraulic conductivity (Kn)
25 ft/day. The aquifer has a mean width (w) = 2 miles and thickness (b) = 200 ft. Estimate the volumetric flow
%3D
%3D
%3D
rate through the aquifer in cubic feet per day.
Well 1
h= 300 ft
1000 ft
Well 2
h = 295 ft
AQUIFER
200 ft
suturation
2 miles
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