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Everyone\u2019s response will be different. You can return to this software to explore many conceptual alternatives. First, I created a basin shown below. There were some small local and intermediate systems.<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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I decided I could create more significant local and intermediate systems by using less relief and that was the case as shown below.<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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I decided the hierarchy of flow systems would also be significantly impacted by the number and the amplitude of the variations of the water table, as shown below.<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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For heterogeneity I added a high K blue layer embedded in a low K yellow material and noted that this had a major impact on the flow paths, with flow being channeled through the high K material and diverting up to the surface along the length of the basin, with a few local systems in the shallow portion of the basin.<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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\r\n\r\nReturn to Exercise 18<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u2ba5\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Everyone\u2019s response will be different. You can return to this software to explore many conceptual alternatives. First, I created a basin shown below. There were some small local and intermediate systems.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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I decided I could create more significant local and intermediate systems by using less relief and that was the case as shown below.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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I decided the hierarchy of flow systems would also be significantly impacted by the number and the amplitude of the variations of the water table, as shown below.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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For heterogeneity I added a high K blue layer embedded in a low K yellow material and noted that this had a major impact on the flow paths, with flow being channeled through the high K material and diverting up to the surface along the length of the basin, with a few local systems in the shallow portion of the basin.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Return to Exercise 18<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u2ba5<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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