Volume 35, Issue 3

River depletion resulting from pumping a well near a river

Robert E. Glover

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Federal Center, Denver 2, Colorado

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Glenn G. Balmer

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Federal Center, Denver 2, Colorado

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First published: June 1954
Citations: 128

Abstract

A well adjacent to a river will take a portion of its supply from the river A theoretical formula is developed which permits the draft on the river to be computed in terms of the distance of the well from the river, the properties of the aquifer, and time. The formula applies where the river can be considered to flow in a straight course which extends for a considerable distance both upstream and downstream from the well location.

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