3. Boundary Conditions

MINEDW provides various boundary conditions to represent groundwater systems.

The following sections describe each boundary condition type, its mathematical formulation, and typical applications in mining hydrogeology:

Contents:

• 3.1. Specified-Head Boundary Conditions
• 3.2. Constant-Head Boundary Conditions
• 3.3. Drain Boundary Conditions
• 3.4. Recharge and Evapotranspiration
  • 3.4.1. Recharge
  • 3.4.2. Evapotranspiration
• 3.5. Pumping Wells
  • 3.5.1. Specified-Rate Pumping Wells
  • 3.5.2. Specified-Head Pumping Wells
  • 3.5.3. Lowest Pumping Elevation Pumping Wells
• 3.6. Variable Flux Boundary
• 3.7. Rivers