The following figure shows a confined aquifer with two piezometers measuring pressure head at two different locations 450 m apart. The aquifer has a uniform thickness of 3.2 m and a hydraulic conductivity of 7.2x10³ cm/s. Assume the width of the aquifer into the page is 10 km, and the flow is one dimensional from left to right. Compute the total flow in the aquifer. 450 m -Piezometer Elevation: 86 m Elevation: 845 m 3.2 m Confined Aquifer

The following figure shows a confined aquifer with two piezometers measuring pressure head at two different locations 450 m apart. The aquifer has a uniform thickness of 3.2 m and a hydraulic conductivity of 7.2x10³ cm/s. Assume the width of the aquifer into the page is 10 km, and the flow is one dimensional from left to right. Compute the total flow in the aquifer. 450 m -Piezometer Elevation: 86 m Elevation: 845 m 3.2 m Confined Aquifer

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The following figure shows a confined aquifer with two piezometers measuring pressure head at two
different locations 450 m apart. The aquifer has a uniform thickness of 3.2 m and a hydraulic
conductivity of 7.2x10³ cm/s. Assume the width of the aquifer into the page is 10 km, and the flow is
one dimensional from left to right. Compute the total flow in the aquifer.
450 m
-Piezometer
Elevation: 86 m
Elevation: 845 m
3.2 m
Confined Aquifer

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