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UNCONFINED AQUIFER

 

 Unconfined aquifer has a constant initial saturated thickness and is underlain by an aquiclude.

 

Conceptual schemes

 

Infinite aquifer

Aquifer with one lateral boundary

 Recharge boundary

 No-flow boundary

Bounded (strip) aquifer

 Recharge boundaries

 No-flow boundaries

 Combination of a recharge and a no-flow boundaries

U-shaped aquifer

Wedge-shaped aquifer