Conceptual and Visual Understanding of Hydraulic Head and Groundwater Flow
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Groundwater science is complex, and many types of information are needed for comprehensive understanding. However, the most important information is hydraulic head, which is simply the elevation of the water surface in a well relative to a specified elevation datum such as sea level. When head is combined with basic geologic properties such as hydraulic conductivity, much can be inferred about the groundwater flow direction, and this is a starting point for investigating all types of groundwater situations.
- Author: Andrew J.B. Cohen and John A. Cherry
- Date: October, 2020
- Place: Guelph Ontario, Canada
- Pages: 58
