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• Artesian aquifer — See Great Artesian Basin for the water source in Australia. An artesian aquifer is a confined aquifer containing groundwater that will flow upwards through a well without the need for pumping. Water may even spurt out of the ground if the natural …   Wikipedia

• 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

• artesian flow —    Flow through a confined aquifer where the elevation of the overlying aquiclude is locally depressed so that the entire aquifer is saturated and the flow is under hydrostatic pressure.    Some maze cave development in cavernous limestones may… …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• Floridan Aquifer — The Floridan Aquifer is a portion of the principal artesian aquifer that extends into Florida [cite web url=http://aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu/guide/aquifers.html title=Florida aquifers Plant Management in Florida Waters publisher=aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu… …   Wikipedia

• Chad Basin — The Chad Basin, also known as the Lake Chad Basin, is a large lowland area in north central Africa. In all directions from the center of this area the elevation changes are gentle. The Chad Basin is an endorheic (closed) basin its water does not… …   Wikipedia

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