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  2. Aquifer - Wikipedia

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    If the distinction between confined and unconfined is not clear geologically (i.e., if it is not known if a clear confining layer exists, or if the geology is more complex, e.g., a fractured bedrock aquifer), the value of storativity returned from an aquifer test can be used to determine it (although aquifer tests in unconfined aquifers should ...

  3. Surface water - Wikipedia

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    Aquifers near river systems that are over-pumped have been known to deplete surface water sources as well. Research supporting this has been found in numerous water budgets for a multitude of cities. Research supporting this has been found in numerous water budgets for a multitude of cities.

  4. Groundwater - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 31 October 2024. Water located beneath the ground surface An illustration showing groundwater in aquifers (in blue) (1, 5 and 6) below the water table (4), and three different wells (7, 8 and 9) dug to reach it. Groundwater is the water present beneath Earth's surface in rock and soil pore spaces and in ...

  5. List of aquifers - Wikipedia

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    View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; Edit; ... The following is a partial list of aquifers around the world. A category-based list of ...

  6. List of aquifers in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Aquifers of the United States Withdrawal rates from the Ogallala Aquifer.. This is a list of some aquifers in the United States.. Map of major US aquifers by rock type. An aquifer is a geologic formation, a group of formations, or a part of a formation that contains sufficient saturated permeable material to yield significant quantities of water to groundwater wells and springs.

  7. Category:Aquifers - Wikipedia

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    Aquifers and Groundwater Aquifer types and locations - and Groundwater hydrology and hydrogeology ; pollution and remediation ; and conservation management and recharge . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aquifers .

  8. What is the Ogallala Aquifer and why is it running out ... - AOL

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    The Ogallala Aquifer accounts for nearly a third of the crop and animal production in the country. But we’re using too much of its water.

  9. Floridan aquifer - Wikipedia

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    The Floridan aquifer system is composed of two main aquifers: the Upper Floridan aquifer and the Lower Floridan aquifer. These aquifers are separated by sediments that range from low-permeability clays in the panhandle (Bucatunna Clay) and low-permeability dolomites and gypsiferous anhydrite in west-central Florida to permeable limestones along ...