{"id":84,"date":"2019-11-27T15:23:24","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T15:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aquifer.geology.buffalo.edu\/?p=84"},"modified":"2019-11-28T02:59:42","modified_gmt":"2019-11-28T02:59:42","slug":"average-linear-velocity-of-groundwater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aquifer.geology.buffalo.edu\/index.php\/2019\/11\/27\/average-linear-velocity-of-groundwater\/","title":{"rendered":"Average Linear Velocity of Groundwater"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Objectives: Determine the travel time of groundwater between\ntwo wells. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. There are particular cases in Hydrogeology where it is\nhelpful to determine the velocity of groundwater flow.  One application is to use the groundwater\nvelocity to identify the travel time of a particle of water within an\naquifer.  This can be very helpful when\npredicting the time it takes a contaminant to travel to a drinking water\nwell.  In order to determine the velocity\nof groundwater flow it is necessary to know the specific discharge (q) and the\narea over which the groundwater is flowing through (i.e. the effective\nporosity).  Using the foldable aquifer\nmodel given below please answer the following questions.  Assume for this problem that the effective\nporosity of the gravel aquifer is 0.21 and the distance between well A and B is\n550m.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A. Identify is the direction of groundwater flow (i.e. Well\nA to B or Well B to A).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B. Quantify the travel time between wells in the gravel\naquifer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

C. Determine the total groundwater discharge (Q) through the\nconfined gravel aquifer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Objectives: Determine the travel time of groundwater between two wells. 1. There are particular cases in Hydrogeology where it is helpful to determine the velocity of groundwater flow.  One application is to use the groundwater velocity to identify the travel time of a particle of water within an aquifer.  This can be very helpful when … <\/p>\n

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