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TeachMeFinance.com - explain ground water ground water The term 'ground water' as it applies to the area of reclamation can be defined as ' Water that flows or seeps downward and saturates soil or rock, supplying springs and wells. The upper level of the saturated zone is called the water table. Water stored underground in rock crevices and in the pores of geologic materials that make up the earth's crust. That part of the subsurface water which is in the zone of saturation; phreatic water. Water found underground in porous rock strata and soils, as in a spring. Water under ground, such as in wells, springs and aquifers. Generally, all subsurface water as distinct from surface water; specifically, that part of the subsurface water in the saturated zone where the water is under pressure greater than atmospheric'. The term 'ground water' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' In hydrologic terms, water within the earth that supplies wells and springs; water in the zone of saturation where all openings in rocks and soil are filled, the upper surface of which forms the water table. Also termed Phreatic water'. The term 'ground water' as it applies to the area of coastlines can be defined as ' subsurface water occupying the zone of saturation. in a strict sense the term applied only to water below the water table'. Previous 5 Terms: ground penetrating radar (gpr) Ground receive sites Ground Stroke ground swell ground track Next 5 Terms: Ground Water Divide Ground Water Flow Ground Water Hydrology Ground water mining (overdraft) Ground Water Outflow 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.