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confined groundwater [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geology
DEF

Groundwater confined by overlying and underlying rocks or other material of low permeability and lacking free hydraulic connection with overlying groundwater except at the intake.

OBS

Confined groundwater moves under a hydraulic gradient due to difference in head between intake and discharge areas of the confined water body.

Key term(s)
  • confined ground water
  • confined ground-water

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géologie
DEF

Nappe souterraine limitée au-dessus par une formation imperméable.

DEF

[...] nappe aquifère intercalée entre deux couches imperméables, dans laquelle, en profondeur, l'eau est sous pression.

OBS

S'oppose à «nappe libre».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Geología
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