Groundwater & Surface Water/pollution

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Theoretical lowest level to which a river may erode

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Baselevel

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Flood is actually occurring or is imminent

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Flood Warning

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Study of water transport in a natural system

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Hydrology

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Acidic water with low pH and elevated dissolved metals such as Fe, Al, and Mn

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Acid Mine Drainage

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Greatest water pollution by volume

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Sediment

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Degradation of water quality as measured by biological, chemical or physical criteria

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Water Pollution

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Stores 98% of all of the Earth's water

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Oceans

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Flat surface adjacent to the river that is periodically inundated by flood water

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Flood Plain

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Difference in elevation between the highest and lowest points of any land form

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Relief

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Volume of water moving past a particular location in a river in a unit of time

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Discharge

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Rate at which water infiltrates into soil

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Perctest

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High flow or overflow is possible

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Flood Watch

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Rapid increase in growth of plant life

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Eutrophication

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Inject nutrients and oxygen for organisms growth which degrade contaminants

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Bioremediation

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Height of water in a river

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Stage

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Movement or transfer of water from one of Earth's storage compartments to another

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Hydrologic Cycle

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Area of land that contributes water to a particular stream or river

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Watershed

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Any substance that, in excess, is known to be harmful to living organisms

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Pollutant

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A subsurface rock unit that does not transmit useful amounts of water

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Aquiclude

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Any process that adds water to the aquifer

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Ground Water Recharge

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Area in aquifer where water is being pulled

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Cone of Depression Forms

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All Earth material above the water table

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Vadose Zone

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Pore space in a rock, sediment or soil

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Porosity

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A subsurface rock unit that holds and transmits useful quantities of water

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Aquifer

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Any process that removes water from an aquifer

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Groundwater Discharge

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Pressure from a confined aquifer

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Artesian Well

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All pore spaces filled with water

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Saturated

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No confining layer restricting upper surface from the water table

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Unconfined Aquifer

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Ability of material to allow water to pass through

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Hydrolic Conductivity

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Water movement through the pore spaces of a rock

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Permeability

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Local zone of saturation above regional water table

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Perched Aquifer

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Confining layer present in aquifer

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Confined Aquifer