What is specific yield?
A. Volume of water retained in soil after drainage
B. Total volume of voids
C. Volume of water a unit volume of aquifer will yield by gravity
D. Rate of infiltration
Answer: Option C
Solution (By Examveda Team)
Specific yield is the amount of water that drains by gravity from a unit volume of saturated aquifer material.It is important for estimating groundwater availability.This Question Belongs to Geological Engineering >> Groundwater And Hydrogeology
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