Irrigation methods

Aquifier

pore spaces found within permeable layers of rock and sediment underneath the soil that sore ground

Unconfined aquifier

porous rock covered by soil

Confined aquifier

Surrounds by a layer of impermeable rock or clay, which impedes water flow to or from the aquifier

Water table

The uppermost level at which the ground water in a given area fully saturates the rock or soil

Groundwater recharge

The process by which water from precipitation perchlorates through the soil into groundwater

Spring

Water that naturally percolorates up to the surface

Artesian well

a well created by drilling a hole into a confined aquifier

Water footprint

Total daily per capital use of fresh water for a country or the world

Furrow irrigation

A form of irrigation where the farmer dogs trenches, or burrows along the crop rows and fills them with water

Flood irrigation

A form of irrigation where water is pumped into an apparatus that contains a series of spray nozzles

Flood Irrigation

A form of irrigation where an entire field is filled with water

Drip irrigation

A form of irrigaion where a slowly dripping hoe on the ground or buried beneath the soil declines water directly to the plant roots

Cone of depression

An area surrounding a well that does not contain groundwater