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  1. Groundwater - Wikipedia

    Groundwater is fresh water located in the subsurface pore space of soil and rocks. It is also water that is flowing within aquifers below the water table.

  2. What is groundwater? | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov

    Groundwater is water that exists underground in saturated zones beneath the land surface. The upper surface of the saturated zone is called the water table. Contrary to popular belief, …

  3. Groundwater is fresh water (from rain or melting ice and snow) that soaks into the soil and is stored in the tiny spaces (pores) between rocks and particles of soil. Groundwater accounts for …

  4. What is Groundwater? – The Groundwater Foundation

    Groundwater is the water found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand and rock. It is stored in and moves slowly through geologic formations of soil, sand and rocks called aquifers.

  5. Groundwater | Description & Importance | Britannica

    Nov 14, 2025 · groundwater, water that occurs below the surface of Earth, where it occupies all or part of the void spaces in soils or geologic strata. It is also called subsurface water to …

  6. Groundwater | Groundwater facts

    Groundwater is the water that fills cracks and other openings in beds of rocks and sand. Each drop of rain that soaks into the soils moves downward to the water table, which is the water …

  7. What is a groundwater? – The Institute for Environmental …

    Jun 16, 2025 · Groundwater is water that exists beneath the Earth’s surface, filling the spaces between soil particles and within fractures in rock formations. It’s a vital natural resource, often …

  8. Groundwater - Education

    Oct 19, 2023 · Water that has travelled down from the soil surface and collected in the spaces between sediments and the cracks within rock is called groundwater. Groundwater fills in all …

  9. IGS Interactive Maps

    The aquifer mapping application allows users to click any location in Iowa and view the bedrock aquifers available in that area. Additional information about each aquifer can also be accessed …

  10. Water Facts - Worldwide Water Supply - Bureau of Reclamation

    Nov 4, 2020 · Groundwater - water which infiltrates into the ground through porous materials deeper into the earth. It fills pores and fractures in layers of underground rock called aquifers. …