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LEAKY-CONFINING [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-11-25

English

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

Not sufficiently permeable to transmit enough water to supply wells or springs significantly; but stores water and also may transmit enough water to allow significant flow to or from an adjacent aquifer.

Key term(s)
  • leaky-confining

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géologie
DEF

Qualifie un milieu dont la perméabilité est trop faible pour permettre le captage de l'eau, mais suffisante pour permettre des transferts d'eau appréciables vis-à-vis des aquifères contigus (drainance), et doté en outre par son coefficient d'emmagasinement d'une fonction de réservoir (couche magasin) non négligeable dans un système aquifère.

Spanish

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