Groundwater flows through an aquifer with cross-sectional and of 1.0 × 104 m2 and a length of 1500 m. Hydraulic heads are 300 m and 250 m at the groundwater entry and exit points in the aquifer, respectively. Groundwater discharges into a stream at the rate of 750 m3/day. Then the hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer is

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1.	Groundwater flows through an aquifer with cross-sectional and of 1.0 × 104 m2 and a length of 1500 m. Hydraulic heads are 300 m and 250 m at the groundwater entry and exit points in the aquifer, respectively. Groundwater discharges into a stream at the rate of 750 m3/day. Then the hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer is
A.	1.50 m/day
B.	2.25 m/day
C.	3.50 m/day
D.	4.25 m/day
Answer» C. 3.50 m/day

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