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The 98 pages that link to Groundwater, each with the reason it gives.

• IrrigationRelated: Wells tap groundwater for irrigation where rivers or rainfall cannot meet demand.

• KarstRelated: Groundwater transports dissolved minerals through karst’s interconnected openings.

• PorosityRelated: Pore volume determines potential subsurface water storage, alongside fractures and connectivity.

• Glacial landformRelated: Permeable sand and gravel landforms can store and transmit groundwater.

• Sedimentary rockRelated: Porous sedimentary layers can store and transmit groundwater.

• FossilizationRelated: Dissolved minerals carried by groundwater can enter or replace buried remains.

• OasisRelated: Groundwater is a major source of water for inland oases.

• Endorheic basinRelated: Subsurface flow can carry water out of a basin even when no river reaches the sea.

• Chemical weatheringRelated: Water–rock reactions give groundwater its dissolved ions and influence its quality.

• Tarim BasinRelated: It supports wells and oasis vegetation where surface water is scarce.

• Arid climateRelated: It often supplies settlements and farms where surface water is scarce.

• NitrateRelated: Dissolved nitrate can persist and spread through aquifers after leaching from land.

• Geotechnical engineeringRelated: Its level and pressure affect excavation, seepage, effective stress, and foundation performance.

• Open-pit miningRelated: Deep pits can intersect aquifers and alter local groundwater flow.

• Hydraulic engineeringRelated: Pumping, seepage, and recharge connect engineered systems to subsurface water.

• Riparian bufferRelated: Subsurface flow can carry nitrate beneath a buffer that intercepts only surface runoff.

• Effective stressRelated: Groundwater level and flow determine pore pressures that modify effective stress.

• SpeleogenesisRelated: Groundwater transports dissolved carbon dioxide and removes material from developing caves.

• Slope stabilityRelated: Its level and flow determine pore pressures that can alter slope strength.

• Rain-fed agricultureRelated: Pumping groundwater can provide an alternative to rainfall for crop production.

• StalactiteRelated: Groundwater dissolves minerals before seeping into caves and forming deposits.

• UnconformityRelated: Unconformities can juxtapose aquifers and barriers, shaping subsurface groundwater flow.

• LimnologyRelated: Groundwater supplies many lakes and streams and carries dissolved materials into them.

• SinkholeRelated: Its movement dissolves rock and transports sediment beneath sinkhole-prone ground.

• Hydrothermal mineral depositRelated: Circulating groundwater can become heated and chemically enriched.

• Atlantic Coastal PlainRelated: Porous coastal sediments store aquifers used by communities and agriculture across the region.

• Electrical resistivity tomographyRelated: Its distribution and salinity can produce resistivity contrasts useful for mapping aquifers.

• Hot springRelated: It supplies most hot springs and carries dissolved minerals to the surface.

• LakeRelated: Groundwater can feed a lake or drain from it beneath the shore.

• MaarRelated: It supplies the external water that can trigger explosive magma fragmentation.

• Murray–Darling BasinRelated: Groundwater supports some basin ecosystems and supplements surface-water supplies.

• MalachiteRelated: Percolating water transports dissolved copper and carbonate through weathering zones.

• Mammoth CaveRelated: Groundwater enlarged fractures and passages as it moved through the bedrock.

• Supergene enrichmentRelated: It transports dissolved metals from leached zones toward places where they precipitate.

• Chihuahuan DesertRelated: Aquifers sustain springs, wetlands, and people where surface water is scarce.

• Indo-Gangetic PlainRelated: Porous alluvial deposits store groundwater used throughout the plain.

• QuarryingRelated: Excavation and dewatering can change groundwater levels and flow paths.

• Stratigraphic correlationRelated: Correlating aquifers and confining beds helps predict groundwater flow across an area.

• Cave formationRelated: Groundwater transports dissolved carbon dioxide and carries away minerals released from cave walls.

• CenoteRelated: Groundwater fills many cenotes and links them to subterranean aquifers.

• Earth's crustRelated: Fractures and permeable layers in the crust control groundwater storage and movement.

• EarthworksRelated: Groundwater can destabilize excavations, soften subgrades, and complicate material handling.

• Geological mapRelated: Geological units and structures influence where groundwater is stored and how it moves.

• Earth scienceRelated: Geologic and hydrologic knowledge guides its protection and sustainable use.

• Geologic mapRelated: Unit boundaries and structures help predict aquifers, barriers, and groundwater flow paths.

• Karakum DesertRelated: Subsurface water supports settlements and ecosystems in this arid region.

• Oxidation zoneRelated: Groundwater transports oxygen and dissolved reaction products through the ore.

• Riparian forestRelated: Shallow groundwater can sustain trees when rainfall and river levels fall.

• Septic systemRelated: Groundwater can be contaminated if septic effluent reaches it without sufficient treatment.

• Bridge foundationRelated: Groundwater affects excavation, soil strength, and construction around foundations.