Groundwater aquifer / aquitard water table groundwater flow groundwater contamination.
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Precipitation Infiltration Runoff River Well Runoff Evaporation Transpiration The Water Cycle Percolation Groundwater
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Precipitation
Infiltration
Runoff
River
Well
RunoffEvaporation
Transpiration
The Water Cycle
Percolation
Groundwater
The Water Cycle
Water Table
Unsaturated Zone
Saturated Zone or
Groundwater
Discharge Location
Watershed – the land area where water originates
for lakes, rivers or streams. Water flows from high
energy to low energy.
Surface-water
divides
Regional Watershed
Local Watershed
Impermeable bedrock
Local groundwater flow
Regional groundwater flow
• Water flows to the nearest discharge location
• Rivers and streams act like a drain for water to exit a watershed
Impermeable bedrock
Local groundwater flow
Regional groundwater flow
What happens when we have more rain?
Impermeable bedrock
Local groundwater flow
Regional groundwater flow
More rain and snow means:
• More infiltration
• Groundwater levels rise – Higher water table
• More water in rivers, lakes and streams
What happens when we have more rain?
Surface-water
divides
Groundwater
dividesImpermeable bedrock
Local groundwater flow
Regional groundwater flow
What happens when we have less rain?
Impermeable bedrock
Local groundwater flow
Regional groundwater flow
Less rain and snow means:
• Less infiltration
• Groundwater levels start to go down – Lower water table
• Less water in rivers, lakes and streams
What happens when we have less rain?
Soil
