{"id":78,"date":"2019-11-27T15:20:11","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T15:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aquifer.geology.buffalo.edu\/?p=78"},"modified":"2019-11-28T03:00:32","modified_gmt":"2019-11-28T03:00:32","slug":"hydraulic-head-across-aquifers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aquifer.geology.buffalo.edu\/index.php\/2019\/11\/27\/hydraulic-head-across-aquifers\/","title":{"rendered":"Hydraulic Head Across Aquifers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/aquifer.geology.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Confined_Aquifer-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aquifer.geology.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Confined_Aquifer-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aquifer.geology.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Confined_Aquifer-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aquifer.geology.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Confined_Aquifer-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aquifer.geology.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Confined_Aquifer-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> Objectives: Determine the hydraulic head across an aquifer system with two distinct hydraulic conductivities.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br> 1. As water flow from one aquifer to another aquifer with differing hydraulic conductivities there must be a change in hydraulic head or a change in discharge.&nbsp; In the problem below, we are going to assume that water flow from Well A to Well C, through a two-aquifer system.&nbsp; Both aquifers are confined by an upper shale unit and the discharge (Q) through the aquifers is 20 m<sup>3<\/sup>\/day. &nbsp;&nbsp;Using the foldable aquifer model address the following problems. <br><br> A. Determine the hydraulic head in Well B.&nbsp;  <br><br> B.&nbsp; Determine the hydraulic head in Well C.  <br><br> C. &nbsp;Identify if the aquifer at Well C is confined or unconfined based on the water level in the well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"589\" height=\"609\" src=\"http:\/\/aquifer.geology.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Confined_Hetero_Aquifer_Darcys_Law_Find_Head.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aquifer.geology.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Confined_Hetero_Aquifer_Darcys_Law_Find_Head.png 589w, https:\/\/aquifer.geology.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Confined_Hetero_Aquifer_Darcys_Law_Find_Head-290x300.png 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"http:\/\/aquifer.geology.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Confined_Hetero_Aquifer_Darcys_Law_Find_Head.pdf\">Foldable Aquifer Model<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/aquifer.geology.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Confined_Hetero_Aquifer_Darcys_Law_Find_Head.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.creativecommons.org\/l\/by-nc\/4.0\/88x31.png\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>This work is licensed under a <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Objectives: Determine the hydraulic head across an aquifer system with two distinct hydraulic conductivities. 1. 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