Comment on “Sensitivity Analysis and Determination of Streambed Leakance and Aquifer Hydraulic Properties” by Xunhong Chen and Xi Chen, Journal of Hydrology, 2003, vol. 284, 270–284

Capture zone between two streams

“…As shown in Chen and Chen (2003a,b), in certain areas of the High Plains of the United States, two streams can be parallel and the distance between them could be as close as 270 m. If a pumping well is located between two parallel streams, the shape of the capture zone will depend on stream depletions from both streams, which is an important issue in water rights adjudication. Kollet (2005) has pointed out that inadequate application of a single stream model to deal with a two-stream system might lead to an error of stream depletion. Wilson (1993) has studied induced infiltration in aquifers with ambient flow.…”