GEOL 4418 - Groundwater Hydrology

Credit Hours: 4
Contact Hours Lecture: 3
Contact Hours Lab: 3

A detailed, analytical, quantitative discussion of the occurrences and movements of waters beneath the Earth’s surface. Topics include: the hydraulics of water flow through aquifers and the geologic setting for them as well as considerations for their development as water sources. A combination of lecture, field and lab exercises emphasize the subsurface part of the hydrologic cycle in various rock types, and the quantities and qualities (physical and chemical) of ground water.

Prerequisites: GEOL 1303 and GEOL 1103
Fees: Lab fee: $8
Campus: ALP

Course Level: Senior