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The 55 pages that link to Aquifer, each with the reason it gives.

• KarstNarrower topic: Karst aquifers route water through fractures, caves, and conduits rather than uniform pores.

• GroundwaterBroader topic: Aquifers are the formations through which much groundwater is stored and conveyed.

• PorosityRelated: Porosity contributes to the amount of water an aquifer can contain.

• WatershedCompared with: Aquifer boundaries can cross surface watershed divides, so the two areas need not coincide.

• Groundwater contaminationNarrower topic: Contamination affects the aquifer as a water resource and can persist within its materials.

• Groundwater depletionBroader topic: Depletion occurs within aquifers as water is removed faster than it is replenished.

• OasisNarrower topic: Many oases form where groundwater reaches the surface or can be tapped by wells.

• HydrologyBroader topic: Names the subsurface reservoir that groundwater studies characterize.

• SandstoneRelated: Porous sandstone commonly stores groundwater and supplies wells.

• Water tableNarrower topic: An unconfined aquifer has the water table as its upper boundary.

• PermeabilityRelated: Aquifer productivity depends on how readily its connected pores transmit water.

• Hydraulic headNarrower topic: Head measurements describe groundwater conditions within aquifers.

• Saltwater intrusionNarrower topic: Its permeability and geometry govern the pathways saline water can follow.

• Groundwater rechargeNarrower topic: Recharge replenishes the water stored in this formation.

• QanatNarrower topic: The qanat intercepts water held in an aquifer.

• Hydraulic conductivityNarrower topic: Aquifer conductivity controls how readily wells and springs can draw water from it.

• Groundwater flowBroader topic: Aquifers are the principal formations through which groundwater flows.

• AlluviumRelated: Porous alluvial sands and gravels commonly store groundwater in shallow aquifers.

• River basinRelated: Groundwater can cross surface drainage boundaries or sustain streams within a basin.

• Yucatán PeninsulaNarrower topic: The peninsula depends heavily on groundwater stored in its limestone aquifer.

• Ogallala AquiferNarrower topic: The Ogallala is a large, unconfined aquifer rather than a single underground lake.

• Underground RiverCompared with: Aquifers usually transmit water diffusely through pores or fractures, unlike river-sized conduits.

• Karst HydrologyNarrower topic: A karst aquifer is the groundwater-bearing system whose flow this field studies.

• Long IslandNarrower topic: Long Island relies heavily on groundwater aquifers for drinking water.

• SinkholeRelated: Aquifer flow can dissolve rock and change support beneath sinkhole-prone areas.

• Alluvial plainRelated: Porous river deposits can hold groundwater used by farms and cities.

• HydrogeologyBroader topic: Aquifers are the principal geological units through which groundwater is stored and withdrawn.

• Reservoir rockBroader topic: Aquifers are reservoir rocks or formations used for groundwater supply.

• WadiRelated: Wadi sediments can store floodwater and recharge nearby aquifers.

• Groundwater remediationRelated: Its permeability and geometry control how treatment reaches contamination.

• LithostratigraphyRelated: Lithologic mapping helps identify rock bodies that store or impede groundwater flow.

• Vadose zoneNarrower topic: The vadose zone is distinct from the saturated formations that function as aquifers.

• Artesian wellNarrower topic: The well must intersect an aquifer for groundwater to enter it.

• Lithium brineRelated: Aquifers host brine and govern how it moves through a basin.

• Sedimentary faciesRelated: Facies variation controls the continuity and permeability of groundwater-bearing layers.

• Confined aquiferNarrower topic: A confined aquifer is one boundary-defined kind of aquifer.

• Nubian Sandstone Aquifer SystemNarrower topic: The Nubian system is an unusually extensive example of this broader kind of formation.

• Water wellNarrower topic: The well draws from this saturated formation.

• BoreholeNarrower topic: Water boreholes reach aquifers to access groundwater.

• Carbonate rockNarrower topic: Fractured and dissolved carbonate rocks can form highly productive aquifers.

• Compressed-air energy storageRelated: Some proposed systems use suitable porous aquifers as underground air reservoirs.

• Freshwater lensNarrower topic: A permeable island aquifer provides the material in which the lens is held.

• Great Artesian BasinNarrower topic: The basin is a connected system of aquifers within sedimentary rocks.

• Mineral waterBroader topic: The aquifer is the underground reservoir from which many mineral springs emerge.

• Stratigraphic unitRelated: Stratigraphic units help identify and map groundwater-bearing layers.

• Thar DesertRelated: Groundwater aquifers supply communities where surface water is scarce.

• CementationRelated: Cementation can reduce the pore connectivity needed for groundwater flow.

• Doñana National ParkRelated: Groundwater sustains some Doñana wetlands when surface water is scarce.

• Guarani AquiferNarrower topic: The Guarani is a particularly extensive example of this general kind of formation.

• K'gariRelated: K'gari’s sandy aquifers hold much of its freshwater beneath the surface.