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Groundwater Basics for Understanding Urban Salinity

This booklet is part of the Local Government Salinity Initiative series and presents some basic groundwater concepts necessary for understanding urban salinity processes.
Publisher: Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources
Cost: Free
Language: English
ISBN: 0-73475-4418
File: PDF 1.56 MB / Pages 28
Name: urban-salinity-groundwater-basics.pdf
 
Tags: Land and soilFinal

The water flowing into the excavation is termed groundwater. Continue digging and the water in the pores will continue flowing into the hole until it reaches a constant level. This level is termed the water table.