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DIRECT RECHARGE AREA [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-08-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

That portion of a drainage basin in which water infiltrating vertically from the surface will intercept the water table.

DEF

The area immediately overlying the stratified-drift aquifer.

OBS

The boundary of the direct recharge area is the contact between the stratified drift and adjacent till or bedrock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
CONT

Lorsque l'on examine un système hydraulique dans le sens horizontal, il y a lieu de distinguer, d'amont en aval [...] l. Une «zone d'alimentation directe» dans laquelle la nappe s'alimente par infiltration de l'eau de pluie. Dans cette zone d'alimentation, la zone d'aération peut porter le nom de zone d'infiltration dans laquelle l'eau se meut suivant une composante verticale prédominante. 2. Une «zone de circulation» ou «zone de percolation» [...] 3. La «zone d'évacuation».

Spanish

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