aquiclude layer

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• aquiclude —    A layer of soil, sediment, or rock that may or may not be saturated, that is incapable of transmitting significant quantities of water under ordinary hydraulic gradients.    Compare: aquitard.    FC …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• 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

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• Geology of the Grand Canyon area — The geology of the Grand Canyon area exposes one of the most complete sequences of rock anywhere, representing a period of nearly 2 billion years of the Earth s history in that part of North America. The major sedimentary rock layers exposed in… …   Wikipedia

• Water table — The water table is the level at which the ground water pressure is equal to atmospheric pressure. It may be conveniently visualized as the surface of the ground water in a given vicinity. It usually coincides with the phreatic surface , but can… …   Wikipedia

• Аквифер — подземная прослойка водонапорной проницаемой горой породы или неконсолидированных материалов (гравий, песок, ил или глина) из которых подземные воды могут быть извлечены, используя скважину для воды. An aquifer is an underground layer of water… …   Википедия