Groundwater Basics for Understanding Urban Salinity

This booklet is part of the Local Government Salinity Initiative series and presents some basic groundwater concepts necessary for understanding urban salinity processes.

Date
2 February 2005
Publisher
Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources
Type
Publication
Cost
Free
Language
English
Tags
  • ISBN 0-73475-4418
  • File PDF 1.6MB
  • Pages 28
  • Name urban-salinity-groundwater-basics.pdf

The water flowing into the excavation is termed groundwater. Continue digging and the water in the pores will continue flowing into the hole until it reaches a constant level. This level is termed the water table.