Research Article

The Permeable Character of CSG Dams and Their Seepage Fields

Table 3

Results analysis of seepage for various water-level characteristics.

Upstream water level (m)Water-head beyond the antiseepage layer (m)Cutting water-head of the antiseepage layer (m)Percentage of cutting water-head (%)Seepage gradientWater-level characteristic

11422.381402.5219.8639.4213.40Largest water-level difference between upstream and downstream in 2015
21427.361414.4912.8723.2510.51Highest upstream water level in 2015
31409.431401.098.3422.285.56Low water level
41422.101400.8921.2142.3413.96Largest water-level difference between upstream and downstream in 2016
51430.261419.211.0618.989.76Highest upstream water level in 2016