Groundwater Discharge and Flow Rate

Tej Gautam, Marietta College

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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.

Groundwater flow, Field methods in hydrogeology, Ground Water | College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)

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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.