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Head #1 Head #2 Average Two Head Method
Reservoir Type (enter "1" for Combined and "2" for Inner reservoir): 2 Reservoir Type (enter "1" for Combined and "2" for Inner reservoir): 2 5.22E-06 cm/sec Reservoir Type (enter "1" for Combined and "2" for Inner reservoir): 2
Enter water Head Height ("H" in cm): 5 Enter water Head Height ("H" in cm): 10 3.13E-04 cm/min
Enter the Borehole Radius ("a" in cm): 3 Enter the Borehole Radius ("a" in cm): 3 5.22E-08 m/s Enter the first water Head Height ("H1" in cm): 5
1.23E-04 inch/min Enter the second water Head Height ("H2" in cm): 10
Enter the soil texture-structure category (enter one of the below numbers): 2 Enter the soil texture-structure category (enter one of the below numbers): 2 2.05E-06 inch/sec
Enter the Borehole Radius ("a" in cm): 3
1.30E-04
Enter the soil texture-structure category (enter one of the below numbers): 2

Steady State Rate of Water Level Change ("R" in cm/min): 0.2000 Steady State Rate of Water Level Change ("R" in cm/min): 0.2000
Res Type 2.16 Res Type 2.16
H 5 H 10
a 3 0.04 a 3 0.04 0.04
H/a 1.667 H/a 3.33333
a* 0.04 0.842059 a* 0.04 1.290234 Steady State Rate of Water Level Change ("R1" in cm/min): 0.1500
C0.01 0.809 0.0072 C0.01 1.21841 0.0072
C0.04 0.842 C0.04 1.29023 Steady State Rate of Water Level Change ("R2" in cm/min): 0.2000
C0.12 0.803 6.27E-06 cm/sec C0.12 1.28754 4.16E-06 cm/sec
C0.36 0.803 3.76E-04 cm/min C0.36 1.28754 2.49E-04 cm/min 0.0054
C 0.842 6.27E-08 m/sec C 1.29023 4.16E-08 m/ses
R 0.200 1.48E-04 inch/min R 0.200 9.82E-05 inch/min
Q 0.007 2.47E-06 inch/sec Q 0.0072 1.64E-06 inch/sec 0.0072
pi 3.142 pi 3.1415
1.57E-04 1.04E-04 0.842059

Res Type: 2.16 1.290234

H1/a: 1.666667
H2/a: 3.333333 0.005197
C1-0.01: 0.809485
C2-0.01: 1.21841 0.003981
C1-0.04: 0.842059
C2-0.04: 1.290234 0.058806
C1-0.12: 0.803154
C2-0.12: 1.287543 0.024517
C1-0.36: 0.803154
C2-0.36: 1.287543 6.03E-07 cm/sec
3.62E-05 cm/min
6.03E-09 m/sec
1.42E-05 inch/min
2.37E-07 inch/sec

1.41E-04