aquifer|aquifers in English

noun

underground stratum of rock or gravel which holds water (supplies water for springs, wells, etc.)

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1. The saturated zone beneath the water table is called an aquifer, and Aquifers are huge storehouses of water

2. The Trinity aquifer is composed of three subdivisions; the Upper Trinity, Middle Trinity, and the Lower Trinity Aquifers.

3. The Dakota aquifer (formally called the Maha Aquifer) is by far the largest of these secondary Aquifers, supplying all of the water to more than 3,400 wells in eastern Nebraska

4. Meaning of Aquifers: An aquifer is a rock formation that has the capacity to host large quantities of groundwater

5. Wells can be drilled into the Aquifers and water can be pumped out, while precipitation eventually adds water back into the aquifer.

6. For this reason, Aquifers can dry up when people drain them faster than they can be refilled—a process called aquifer depletion

7. The juxtaposition of regionally mapped Aquifers has led to some instances where an aquifer outcrop or shallow subcrop is bounded by a State line

8. An aquifer.

9. The aquifer polygons data file contains significant sand and gravel Aquifers (glacial deposits that are a significant ground water resource) for Maine mapped at a scale of 1:24,000

10. Molecular diffusion of contaminants in sand and gravel sized aquifer material or in clay and silt layers may cause extended time periods in remediation of polluted soils and aquifers.

11. 9 A confined aquifer is also known as a pressure aquifer.

12. An Artesian aquifer is a confined aquifer containing groundwater under positive pressure

13. One of the two main types of aquifer is the unconfined aquifer.

14. 8.2 Identifying and Evaluating Aquifers

15. Aquifers are underground reservoirs

16. What are Aquifers? In Florida, most of the fresh water we use comes from underground Aquifers

17. A Confined aquifer is an aquifer below the land surface that is saturated with water

18. North Carolina Aquifers The Aquifers in North Carolina are highly varied in their character and water producing capabilities

19. The Edwards Aquifer Conservancy’s mission is to support and benefit the work of the Edwards Aquifer Authority

20. An aquifer is a body of saturated rock through which water can easily move. Aquifers must be both permeable and porous and include such rock types as sandstone, conglomerate, fractured limestone and unconsolidated sand and gravel

21. Sources of water to unconfined Aquifers

22. Texas Aquifers are remarkably diverse in geologic structure, the amount of water they store, the amount of the water taken from them that can be replenished and the rate at which water moves through the aquifer.

23. 1 day ago · Tacarigua aquifer in Trinidad is a medium to Coarse grained sand aquifer

24. Actually... you drill through the aquifer.

25. The underground aquifers are drying out.