A confined aquifer underlies an unconfined aquifer as shown in the illustration below. Given the following: D1 is 96m, D2 is 23m, h1 is 45m, h2 is 33m, k1 is 35m/day, k2 is 27m/day, and Lis 2km. Calculate the discharge per meter from one stream to another stream in meters volume per day. h1 k1 D1 D2 k2

A confined aquifer underlies an unconfined aquifer as shown in the illustration below. Given the following: D1 is 96m, D2 is 23m, h1 is 45m, h2 is 33m, k1 is 35m/day, k2 is 27m/day, and Lis 2km. Calculate the discharge per meter from one stream to another stream in meters volume per day. h1 k1 D1 D2 k2

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