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The aquifer beneath a circular oceanic island has a mean hydraulic conductivity of 312 ft/d. The
amount of recharge is 0.00831 ft/d. The density of fresh water is 1.000 g/cm3 and the density of Snap a photo from your
underlying saline water is 1.024 g/cm3. If the island is 8715 ft in diameter, what is the depth to the
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Step 1 of 9

Determine the specific gravity G using the formula; My Textbook Solutions

Here, is the density of fresh water and is the density of saline water.

Substitute for and for .

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Step 2 of 9

Determine the radius R of the circular island using the formula;

Here, d is the diameter of the island.

Substitute 8,715 ft for d.

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Step 3 of 9

Determine the head h above the sea level using the formula;

Here, w is the recharge rate, r is the radial distance, and K is the hydraulic conductivity

The radial distance value is varies from 4,357.5 ft to 0 ft.

To calculate the head above the sea level, drop the radius of circular value by 100 ft
consecutively and take the drop value as radial distance.

Determine the head above the sea level using the formula;

Substitute 0.00831 ft/day for w, 4,357.5 ft for R, 4257.5 ft for r, 312 ft/day for K, and 41.7 for G.

Similarly calculate and tabulate the h values for the remaining radial distance as in Table (1), (2),
(3), and (4).

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Step 4 of 9

Determine the depth z to the salt-water interface in the center of the island using the formula;

Substitute 41.7 for G and 0.52 ft for h.

Similarly calculate and tabulate the depth to the salt-water interface in the center of the island for
the remaining values as in Table (1), (2), (3), and (4).

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Step 5 of 9

Show the radius, radial distance, amount of recharge, hydraulic conductivity, specific gravity,
depth above the sea level, and depth to the salt-water interface in the center of the island as in
Table (1).

R (ft) r (ft) w (ft/day) K (ft/day) G h (ft) z (ft)

4357.5 4257.5 0.00831 312 41.7 0.52 21.6

4357.5 4157.5 0.00831 312 41.7 0.73 30.4

4357.5 4057.5 0.00831 312 41.7 0.89 37.0

4357.5 3957.5 0.00831 312 41.7 1.02 42.5

4357.5 3857.5 0.00831 312 41.7 1.13 47.2

4357.5 3757.5 0.00831 312 41.7 1.23 51.4

4357.5 3657.5 0.00831 312 41.7 1.32 55.2

4357.5 3557.5 0.00831 312 41.7 1.41 58.6

4357.5 3457.5 0.00831 312 41.7 1.48 61.8

4357.5 3357.5 0.00831 312 41.7 1.55 64.7

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Step 6 of 9

Show the radius, radial distance, amount of recharge, hydraulic conductivity, specific gravity,
depth above the sea level, and depth to the salt-water interface in the center of the island as in
Table (2)

R (ft) r (ft) w (ft/day) K (ft/day) G h (ft) z (ft)

4357.5 3257.5 0.00831 312 41.7 1.62 67.4

4357.5 3157.5 0.00831 312 41.7 1.68 69.9

4357.5 3057.5 0.00831 312 41.7 1.73 72.3

4357.5 2957.5 0.00831 312 41.7 1.79 74.5

4357.5 2857.5 0.00831 312 41.7 1.84 76.6

4357.5 2757.5 0.00831 312 41.7 1.88 78.6

4357.5 2657.5 0.00831 312 41.7 1.93 80.4

4357.5 2557.5 0.00831 312 41.7 1.97 82.2

4357.5 2457.5 0.00831 312 41.7 2.01 83.8

4357.5 2357.5 0.00831 312 41.7 2.05 85.3

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Step 7 of 9

Show the radius, radial distance, amount of recharge, hydraulic conductivity, specific gravity,
depth above the sea level, and depth to the salt-water interface in the center of the island as in
Table (3).

R (ft) r (ft) w (ft/day) K (ft/day) G h (ft) z (ft)

4357.5 2257.5 0.00831 312 41.7 2.08 86.8

4357.5 2157.5 0.00831 312 41.7 2.11 88.2

4357.5 2057.5 0.00831 312 41.7 2.15 89.5

4357.5 1957.5 0.00831 312 41.7 2.17 90.7

4357.5 1857.5 0.00831 312 41.7 2.20 91.8

4357.5 1757.5 0.00831 312 41.7 2.23 92.9

4357.5 1657.5 0.00831 312 41.7 2.25 93.8

4357.5 1557.5 0.00831 312 41.7 2.27 94.8

4357.5 1457.5 0.00831 312 41.7 2.29 95.6

4357.5 1357.5 0.00831 312 41.7 2.31 96.4

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Step 8 of 9

Show the radius, radial distance, amount of recharge, hydraulic conductivity, specific gravity,
depth above the sea level, and depth to the salt-water interface in the center of the island as in
Table (4)

R (ft) r (ft) w (ft/day) K (ft/day) G h (ft) z (ft)

4357.5 3100 0.00831 312 41.7 2.33 97.2

4357.5 3200 0.00831 312 41.7 2.35 97.8

4357.5 3300 0.00831 312 41.7 2.36 98.4

4357.5 3400 0.00831 312 41.7 2.37 99.0

4357.5 3500 0.00831 312 41.7 2.39 99.5

4357.5 3600 0.00831 312 41.7 2.40 99.9

4357.5 3700 0.00831 312 41.7 2.41 100.3

4357.5 3800 0.00831 312 41.7 2.41 100.6

4357.5 3900 0.00831 312 41.7 2.42 100.9

4357.5 4000 0.00831 312 41.7 2.43 101.1

4357.5 4100 0.00831 312 41.7 2.43 101.3

4357.5 4200 0.00831 312 41.7 2.43 101.4

4357.5 4300 0.00831 312 41.7 2.43 101.5

4357.5 4400 0.00831 312 41.7 2.43 101.5

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Step 9 of 9

From the above calculations, depth above the sea level is constant after 4,000 ft at the same
time the depth above the sea level also not varying.

Therefore, the depth above the sea level can be taken as 2.43 ft.

Therefore, the depth to the salt-water interface in the center of the island is .

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