Chapter 11 WATER RESOURCES
Hydrologic Cycle Continuous movement of water All three phases of matter are represented Freshwater is not equally distributed
Hydrologic Cycle
Hydrologic Cycle Evaporation Precipitation Condensation Runoff Infiltration Groundwater Flow Transpiration
Global Water Supply
Surface Water Runoff/Overland Flow Tributaries Watershed or Drainage Basin Drainage Divide
Groundwater Vadose Zone Phreatic Zone Water Table Perched Water Table
Vadose and Phreatic Zones
Groundwater Aquifer Aquitard Confined Aquifer Unconfined Aquifer
Groundwater Figure 11.9
Free Flowing Artesian Wells
Artesian System for Municipal Water Supply
Drawdown and Cone of Depression
Long Island Sole Source Aquifer System Upper Glacial Aquifer Magothy Aquifer Lloyd Aquifer
Long Island 44 inches of precipitation annually Freshwater lens Ghyben-Herzberg Equation
Long Island Excess extraction ~50’ drop in water table in some areas Saltwater Intrustion
Groundwater Primary water source for ~50% of US US has lots of water Not equally distributed
Over-Pumping Groundwater Texas California Nevada Oklahoma Arizona New Mexico Louisiana Mississippi Arkansas
Groundwater Use and Supply Figure 11.13
Groundwater Movement Hydraulic Gradient Hydraulic Conductivity
Groundwater Movement Porosity Permeability
Darcy’s Law Q=K(dh/dl)A
Darcy’s Law Q=Kdh/dlA Q= Discharge of Water K=Hydraulic Conductivity dh=Change in water table elevation dl=Distance along which change occurs A=Area of aquifer system
End of Chapter 11