Groundwater

And Moses lifted up his hand,
And with his rod he smote the rock twice:
And the water came out abundantly:
And the congregation drank and their beasts also

- Deuteronomy 6:11


Key words or concepts:
Porosity
Permeability
aquifer
aquiclude
zone of aeration
zone of saturation
hydraulic gradient
springs
cone of depression
salt water incursion
confined aquifer
artesian well
contamination
sinkholes
karst topography
geodes

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