GEO 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Vadose Zone, Aquifer, Hydraulic Head
18 Nov 2016
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Geo 123 - lecture 18 - groundwater - elizabeth laliberte. Water that accumulates below the ground surface. Vadose zone > zone of aeration > unsaturated zone > water table (top of saturated zone) > saturated zone. Groundwater moves from high to low areas. Aquifer- permeable sediment or rock capable of transmitting groundwater. Aquitard- sediment or rock with very low permeability. Recharge - addition of water to groundwater reservoir. Groundwater flow occurs on a variety of time scales. Aquifers which are confined above and below by impermeable materials and which contain groundwater under pressure greater than atmospheric pressure. Any natural natural discharge of water that appears at the ground surface. Form where warm deep groundwater surfaces along faults. Pipes, flumes and tanks developed to collect, cool, and transport the water from the springs. Most of the original bathhouses burnt down during civil war. 1884 creek was put in a channel, roofed over and a road put on top.
