Use of Type Curves Developed from Electric Analog Studies of Unconfined Flow to Determine the Vertical Permeability of an Aquifer at Piketon, Ohio
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1745-6584
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Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
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Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
Geosciences
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A type-curve method for determining anisotropy of unconfined aquifers, developed from electric analog simulation, is applied to drawdowns observed near, a well pumping from a glacial outwash aquifer at Piketon, Ohio. The coefficient of vertical permeability, P z'averaged 365 gpd per square foot. Computed drawdown for the pumped well, based on this value, differed by only a small amount from the observed drawdown. The coefficient of storage, determined from type curves for an image well system, averaged 0.20, typical of unconfined aquifers. Application of the method required a thorough knowledge of geohydrologic controls operating at the test site.
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Electronic Resource
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