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A shortcut for computing stream depletion by wells using analog or digital models

March 1, 1971

Theory indicates that the effect of a discharging well on a nearby stream is independent of the length of the reach. The theory was confirmed using a digital computer model of short and long reaches of a stream-aquifer system. Digital computations using short reaches of most stream-aquifer systems will give results comparable in accuracy to one of a long reach with considerably less effort and expense.

Publication Year 1971
Title A shortcut for computing stream depletion by wells using analog or digital models
DOI 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1971.tb03538.x
Authors O. James Taylor
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Groundwater
Index ID 70227395
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Denver Federal Center