b. An aquifer with a potentiometric surface is 50 m thick and 500 m wide. Two observation wells are located 1400 m apart in the direction of flow. Head in the first well is 50m and in the second well is 42m. Hydraulic conductivity is 0.7 m/d. Effective porosity of the medium is 20%. Determine the total flow of the water through the aquifer. Also determine the actual groundwater velocity between the two wells.
b. An aquifer with a potentiometric surface is 50 m thick and 500 m wide. Two observation wells are located 1400 m apart in the direction of flow. Head in the first well is 50m and in the second well is 42m. Hydraulic conductivity is 0.7 m/d. Effective porosity of the medium is 20%. Determine the total flow of the water through the aquifer. Also determine the actual groundwater velocity between the two wells.
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![b. An aquifer with a potentiometric surface is 50 m thick and 500 m wide. Two observation wells are
located 1400 m apart in the direction of flow. Head in the first well is 50m and in the second well
is 42m. Hydraulic conductivity is 0.7 m/d. Effective porosity of the medium is 20%. Determine
the total flow of the water through the aquifer. Also determine the actual groundwater velocity
between the two wells.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fcab917b3-fd22-4025-b1e3-d9d12f48dd8b%2F7f89a47c-41d7-4748-aec7-16a6f5d2fc37%2Filtph6j_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:b. An aquifer with a potentiometric surface is 50 m thick and 500 m wide. Two observation wells are
located 1400 m apart in the direction of flow. Head in the first well is 50m and in the second well
is 42m. Hydraulic conductivity is 0.7 m/d. Effective porosity of the medium is 20%. Determine
the total flow of the water through the aquifer. Also determine the actual groundwater velocity
between the two wells.
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