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| is an underground formation of permeable rock or loose material which can produce useful quantities of water when tapped by a well |
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[image] artesian formation |
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| A formation in which the ground water is isolated from the atmosphere at the point of discharge |
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[image] evapotranspiration |
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| a term used to describe the sum of evaporation and plant transpiration from the earth's land surface to atmosphere |
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| a special type of hot spring that erupts periodically |
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| describes the combined mass of water found on, under, and over the surface of a planet. |
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| not permitting the passage of a fluid through the pores |
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| In a shallow aquifer, a water table is the depth at which free water is first encountered in a monitoring well |
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| The process, involving evaporation and condensation, by which the Earth's water circulates through the environment. ♠ |
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