EESA06H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Aquifer, Porosity, Losing Stream
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The water that lies beneath the ground surface, filling the cracks, crevices, and pore space of rocks. The capacity of a rock to transmit a fluid such as water or petroleum. The percentage of a rock"s volume that is taken up by openings. A subsurface zone in which all rock openings are filled with water. The upper surface of the zone of saturation. A water table separated from the main. Drawdown: 399 water table beneath it by a zone that is not saturated. A zone above the water table that is generally unsaturated. A partially filled aquifer exposed to the land surface and marked by a rising and falling water table. A body of saturated rock or sediment through which water can move readily. An aquifer completely filled with pressurized water and separated from the land surface by a relatively impermeable confining bed, such as shale. The addition of new water to an aquifer or to the zone of saturation.
