Contents

• Introduction
• Section 1
• Section 2
• Section 3
  • Demands
  • Aquifers
  • Springs
  • Wells
  • Construction
  • Pump tests
  • Exploration
  • Natural factors
  • Human effects
  • Assess sites
• Section 4
• Section 5
• References
• Links

An Introduction to Ground Water Hydrology

Section 3 - More practical aspects of ground water hydrology

• Ground water demands
• Aquifers
  • Gravel aquifers
  • Bedrock aquifers
  • Water table and artesian aquifers
• Springs
  • Water-table springs
  • Artesian springs
• Wells: water table and artesian
  • Water table wells
  • Artesian wells
• Wells: construction
  • Dug and drilled wells
  • Driven and jetted wells (point wells)
• Wells: pumping tests
• Wells: exploration
  • Sand and gravel aquifers
  • Fractured bedrock wells
• Ground water quantity and quality: natural factors
  • Seasonal variations
  • Aquifer composition and length of flow path
  • Air pressure and tides
  • Proximity to the ocean
  • Air temperature
• Ground water quantity and quality: human effects
  • Well interference and aquifer boundaries
  • Ground water contamination
• Ground water quantity and quality: site assessments
  • Site reconnaissance and aerial photograph interpretation
  • Geophysical investigations
  • Test borings and monitoring wells
  • Computer analysis

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Introduction   Section 1   Section 2   Section 3   Section 4   Section 5   References   Links

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Last updated on March 25, 2009

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