| Term | Definition |
|---|
| ground water | the water that lies beneath the surface |
| porosity | the percent of void space in rock or sediment |
| permeability | the capacity of a rock to transmit a fluid throught pores and fractures |
| saturated zone | the subsurface zone in which all rock openings are filled with water. |
| water table | upper surface of the saturated zone |
| hydrolic head | elevation + pressure |
| perched water table | water table seperated from main water table |
| aquifer | body of saturated rock or sediment through which water can move more easily |
| recharge | the addition of new water for the saturated zone |
| cone of depression | inverted depression by a well |
| drawdown | kicak kivering of a water table |
| artesian wells | well in a confined aquifer so pressure builds up and raises water above confined top lvl |
| spring | place where water flows naturally from rock onto the land surface |
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