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GEOL 435

Groundwater

Geological Sciences College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Course Description

Introduction to the occurrence, movement, and properties of subsurface water. Topics include surface and groundwater relationships, water budgets and the hydrologic cycle, Darcy's law, the physics of groundwater flow, flow nets, flow paths in confined and unconfined aquifers, and basin hydrogeology.

When Taught

Fall

Grade Rule

Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)

Min

3

Fixed

3

Fixed

3

Fixed

0

Other Prerequisites

Math 110 or equivalent