Water flows in a confined aquifer from a fully penetrating river with a piezometric head of 12m towards a river with a piezometric head of 10m located 400 away. If the aquifer hydraulic conductivity and effective porosity are 3m/day and 0.15 respectively, estimate the seepage velocity in the aquifer Determine the drawdown and piezometric head 150m from an upstream river.

Water flows in a confined aquifer from a fully penetrating river with a piezometric head of 12m towards a river with a piezometric head of 10m located 400 away. If the aquifer hydraulic conductivity and effective porosity are 3m/day and 0.15 respectively, estimate the seepage velocity in the aquifer Determine the drawdown and piezometric head 150m from an upstream river.

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