Water flows in a confined aquifer from a fully penetrating river with a piezometric head of 12 m towards a river with a piezometric head of 10 m located 400 m away. If the aquifer hydraulic conductivity and effective porosity are 3 m/day and 0.15 respectively, estimate the seepage velocity in the aquifer, Determine the draw-down and piezometric head 150 m from an upstream river.

Water flows in a confined aquifer from a fully penetrating river with a piezometric head of 12 m towards a river with a piezometric head of 10 m located 400 m away. If the aquifer hydraulic conductivity and effective porosity are 3 m/day and 0.15 respectively, estimate the seepage velocity in the aquifer, Determine the draw-down and piezometric head 150 m from an upstream river.

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