Hydrogeology Vocabulary

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Body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater

upper surface of underground water

Natural flow of groundwater to Earth's surface in places where the ground surface dips below the water table

Zone of an aquifer in which the pore space is completely filled with water

Ability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through its open spaces or pores

anywhere that water from the surface can travel through permeable rock to reach an aquifer

Zone that lies between the water table and Earth's surface

Hole that is dug to below the level of the water table