2.3 Surface Water & Groundwater

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surface water

Water above the surface of the land, including lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, floodwater, and runoff.

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groundwater

water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers

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water table

The top of the saturated zone of groundwater

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channel

the path a stream follows

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tributary

A stream that flows into a larger river

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watershed

area of land that is drained by a river system

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divide

a ridge of land that separates one watershed from another

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aquifer

A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater.

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Permeability

The ability of rock or sediment to let sediment to let fluids pass through its open spaces or pores.

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Porosity

The percentage of the total volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open spaces.