aquifer recharge area

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• intake area, recharge area —    The surface area in which water is absorbed into an aquifer eventually to reach the zone of saturation [10] …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• Aquifer — Typical aquifer cross section An aquifer is a wet underground layer of water bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, or silt) from which groundwater can be usefully extracted using a water well. The study of water flow… …   Wikipedia

• Ogallala Aquifer — Saturated thickness of the Ogallala Aquifer in 1997 after several decades of intensive withdrawals: The breadth and depth of the aquifer generally decrease from north to south …   Wikipedia

• Edwards Aquifer — The Edwards Aquifer is one of the most prolific artesian aquifers in the world. Located on the eastern edge of Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas, it discharges about 900,000 acre feet (1.1 km³) of water a year and directly serves about… …   Wikipedia

• Guaraní Aquifer — The Guaraní Aquifer, located beneath the surface of the original four Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay), is one of the world s largest aquifer systems and an important source of fresh water for its people. [… …   Wikipedia

• Groundwater recharge — Water balance Groundwater recharge or deep drainage or deep percolation is a hydrologic process where water moves downward from surface water to groundwater. This process usually occurs in the vadose zone below plant roots and is often expressed… …   Wikipedia

• Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System — The Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System (NSAS) is the world’s largest known fossil water aquifer system. It is located underground in the Eastern end of the Sahara Desert and spans the political boundaries of four countries in north eastern… …   Wikipedia

• Yarragadee Aquifer — The Yarragadee Aquifer is a significant freshwater aquifer located in the south west of Western Australia and predominately beneath the Swan Coastal Plain west of the Darling Scarp. It has a north south range from about Geraldton to the south… …   Wikipedia

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• Groundwater — Shipot, a common source of drinking water in a Ukrainian village. Groundwater is water located beneath the ground surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations. A unit of rock or an unconsolidated deposit is called an… …   Wikipedia

• Spring (hydrosphere) — On an average day nearly 303 million US gallons (1,150,000 m3) of water issue from Big Spring in Missouri at a rate of 469 cubic feet per second (13.3 m3/s). A spring also known as a rising or resurgence is a component of the hydrosphere.… …   Wikipedia