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PRESSURE RELIEF CONE [1 record]

Record 1 2009-03-16

English

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

A cone of depression in the water table, developed around a pumping well and extending throughout the area of influence of a well. For an artesian aquifer, this can be called the "cone of pressure relief."

Key term(s)
  • pressure relief cone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géologie
OBS

Lorsqu'une nappe d'eau souterraine circule sous une couche de roche imperméable et que son niveau potentiel (niveau piézométrique) se situe au-dessus de la limite inférieure de l'aquiclude, on est en présence d'une nappe captive ou artésienne.

Spanish

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