Use of type curves developed from electric analog studies of unconfined flow to determine the vertical permeability of an aquifer at Piketon, Ohio
Groundwater
By: S.E. Norris and Richard E. Fidler
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Abstract
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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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Use of type curves developed from electric analog studies of unconfined flow to determine the vertical permeability of an aquifer at Piketon, Ohio |
| Series title | Groundwater |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1966.tb01606.x |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 1966 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Description | 6 p. |
| First page | 43 |
| Last page | 48 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| City | Piketon |
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