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the ability of the rock or sediment to allow water to pass through it

Permeability

narrow and elongated

Interfluve

process during heavy rain, water moves down hill

overland flow

water enters the channels and it contribute to surface run off

streamflow

large inland bodies of fresh or saine water

lakes

small and shallow lakes

ponds

barriers constructed along streams

dams

land areas where water covers surface for significant periods


-8.52% of the total land surface

wetlands

watee is open to the atmosphere through pores

Confined Aquifer

water could rise in this well without pumping

Artesian Well

the land area where water enters the ground

Recharge zone

the area where the ground water flows out of the aquifer

Discharge zone

when groundwater emerges to the ground surface

spring

a moving body of surface that flows downslope

stream

is a stream with a considerable volume

river

smaller streams

tributaries

water flows into particular stream

Drainage basin

the line that seperates individual drainage basin

Drainage divide

natural event in an area that is usually dry is submerged under water

Flood

occurs when a strem's discharge is greater than the capacity of the channel

riverine flood

characterized by intense, high-velocity torrent of water


-occurs in an existing river channel with little to no notice

Flash Floods

when water overwhelmed in low -lying areas along the coasts

coastal flooding

when heavy rainfall creates a flood event independent of an overflowing stream

Surface Water Flood

plays an important role in reducing flood intensity

vegetation

the layer beneath the zone of aeration

zone of saturation

boundary between zone of aeration and zone of saturation

Water Table

layer that directly above water table

Capillary Fringe

types of wetlands

marsh, swamp, estuary

a shallow wetland around lakes, streams

marsh

a wetland with lush trees and vegetation found in low-lying areas beside slow-moving rivers

swamp

a partly enclosed coastal body of water where freshwaters from stream meets the saltwater from sea

Estuary

water found in the rock and soil layers beneath surface


-largest reservoir of liquid freshwaters on earth


-contributes 30.1% of total freshwater

groundwater

water bearing rock layers


-sponge that holds ground water

Aquifers

total amount of empty pore space in the rock


-determines amount of groundwater that aquifer can hold

porosity

salt and alkaline


compound (contains hydrogen and oxygen)

water

also known as water cycle

hydrologic cycle

liquid changes into water vapor

evaporation

evaporation of water from the leaves of stems of plants

transpiration

the water vapor enters the atmosphere

sublimation

the changes from vapor into liquid or solid

condensation

the transfer of water from atmosphere to the earth's surface

precipitation

field of geology that deals with distribution, availability, and flow of water in aquifers

hydrogeology

restored in glaciers in accessible regions and mountains

freshwater