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• In an aquifer, the rate of change of total head per unit of distance of flow at a given point and in a given direction. In a stream, the slope of the hydraulic grade line.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Hydraulic gradient. (n.d.). Solar Energy Development PEIS Glossary. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/hydraulic-gradient.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Hydraulic gradient. solareis.anl.gov. Solar Energy Development PEIS Glossary. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/hydraulic-gradient (accessed: March 24, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Hydraulic gradient." Solar Energy Development PEIS Glossary. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). 24 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/hydraulic-gradient.

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