by Ralph C. Heath
Ground-water hydrology
Rocks and water
Underground water
Hydrologic cycle
Aquifers and confining beds
Porosity
Specific yield and specific retention
Heads and gradients
Hydraulic conductivity
Functions of ground-water systems
Capillarity and unsaturated flow
Stratification and unsaturated flow
Saturated flow and dispersion
Ground-water movement and topography
Ground-water flow nets
Ground-water movement and stratification
Ground-water velocity
Transmissivity
Storage coefficient
Cone of depression
Source of water derived from wells
Aquifer tests
Analysis of aquifer-test data
Time-drawdown analysis
Distance-drawdown analysis
Single-well tests
Well interference
Aquifer boundaries
Tests affected by lateral boundaries
Tests affected by leaky confining beds
Well-construction methods
Well logs
Water-well design
Well-acceptance tests and well efficiency
Specific capacity and transmissivity
Well-field design
Quality of ground water
Pollution of ground water
Saltwater encroachment
Temperature of ground water
Measurements of water levels and pumping rates
Protection of supply wells
Supply-well problems-Decline in yield
Supply-well problems-Changes in water quality
Well records and files
References
Numbers, equations, and conversions
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