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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Seepage Seepage The term 'Seepage' as it applies to the area of reclamation can be defined as ' The slow movement or percolation of water through soil or rock. Movement of water through soil without formation of definite channels. The movement of water into and through the soil from unlined canals, ditches, and water storage facilities. The slow movement or percolation of water through small cracks, pores, interstices, etc., from an embankment, abutment, or foundation'. The term 'Seepage' as it applies to the area of water can be defined as '(1) The slow movement of water through small cracks, pores, Interstices, etc., of a material into or out of a body of surface or subsurface water. (2) The loss of water by infiltration into the soil from a canal, ditches, laterals, watercourse, reservoir, storage facilities, or other body of water, or from a field'. The term 'Seepage' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' In hydrologic terms, the interstitial movement of water that may take place through a dam, its foundation, or abutments'. Previous 5 Terms: Sediments seed Seed bank seed tree Seep Next 5 Terms: Seepage collar Seepage force Seepage loss Seepage velocity Seer - Medicare Database About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.