After reading this article you will learn about the advantages and methods of artificial recharge of ground water. Advantages of Artificial Recharge of Ground Water: Following are the main advantages of artificially recharging the ground water aquifers: 1. No large storage structures needed to store water. Structures required are small and cost- effective. 2. Enhance the dependable yield of wells [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the water flow pattern in soil with the help of diagram. Between periods of rain, water held in the soil is gradually given back to the atmosphere by a twofold drying process. First, direct evaporation into the open air occurs at the soil surface. Air also enters the soil freely and may [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the classification of aquifers. An aquifer is a geological unit that can store and transmit water. Unconsolidated sand, and gravel, sandstone, limestone, lava flows and fractured pletonic and metamorphic crystalline rocks are examples of typical aquifers. There are two kinds of aquifers: (i) Unconfined aquifers, and (ii) Confined aquifers. Aquifers that extend [...]