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Watershed |
An area of land where the surface water and the groundwater drain into a particular body of water;separated from other watersheds by drainage divides |
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Drainage Divide |
A geographical barrier, such as a ridge or a hill , or mountain, separating one watershed land area from another. |
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Surface Water |
Water from precipitation that drains into a gully that flows into a stream, which in turn flows in to river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, or the ocean. |
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Groundwater |
Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers |
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Water Table |
The top of the saturation zone,below which water fills all open spaces between the rock |
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Zone of Aeration |
The upper portion of soil and rick that can be temporarily filled with water as the water enters the ground,but then moves deeper |
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Saturation Zone |
Below water table where all spaces not filled with solid material fill with water |
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Aquifer |
A layer of permeable rock that retains and filters water |
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Permeable Rock |
Allows water to flow through the material, the opposite of impermeable |
