Department of Earth Science | Northeastern Illinois University

Principles of Hydrogeology
Earth Science 337
Spring 2002

Daily Objectives #19                                                                                         Dr. Sanders
(March 26, 2002)

By the end of today’s class, you should be able to do the following:

* Use a flow net to tell the direction of ground water flow and identify areas of high and low gradients.

* Use a flow net to estimate velocity of flow and discharge through an aquifer.

* Draw a quantitatively accurate flow net for flow beneath a dam.

* Using the FlowNetLT software, demonstrate the effects of isotropy, anisotropy, and homogeneity, and inhomogeneity on flow.  (To be done as homework outside of class.)

Updated March 26, 2002.