Groundwater Discharge and Flow Rate
Initial Publication Date: June 6, 2013
Summary
This activity allows students to understand the groundwater flow. Using a groundwater map, they will draw flow lines and determine the discharge and rate of flow.
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Context
Audience
It is useful for undergraduate level hydrogeology course or related topics in physical or environmental geology courses.
Skills and concepts that students must have mastered
Be familiar with the terminologies such as water table, contour lines, potentiometric surface, hydraulic conductivity etc. and understanding of Darcy's law.
How the activity is situated in the course
Lab activity
Goals
Content/concepts goals for this activity
-Understand the concept of water table or potentiometric surface in a aquifer to draw contours.
-Develop skills to draw flow lines and understand groundwater flow.
-Develop skills to draw flow lines and understand groundwater flow.
Higher order thinking skills goals for this activity
See potential aquifer contamination and develop mitigation strategies.
Computing discharge and other flow properties.
Computing discharge and other flow properties.
Other skills goals for this activity
Description and Teaching Materials
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