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17 Cards in this Set
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Permeable
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A type of rock that water can easily flow through
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Impermeable
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A type of rock water cannot easily pass through
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Reservoir
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A man made lake used to create water energy
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Saturated
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Fully absorbed, cannot hold any more of a substance, in this case, water.
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Unsaturated
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Holding little to no water
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Recharge
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Water replaced in an aquifer.
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Recharge zone
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An area through which water can travel through and return to the aquifer.
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Head waters
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The beginning of a river, usually at high elevation.
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Tributary
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A small river or stream that flows into a larger one.
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Aquifer
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An area underground that holds water.
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Mouth
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The place where a river flows into a larger body of water.
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Water Table
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The system of water being reused through Aquifers
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The Great Divide
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The highest point between the two largest waters sheds in the United States.
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Elevation
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The height or distance from the ground.
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Input
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Precipitation that falls into the Aquifer
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Output
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Groundwater that is removed from the ground by wells, evaporation, ect.
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Artisan Well
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A well through which water flows without pumping.
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