Concept information
Preferred term
aquifer
Definition
- An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock, rock fractures or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, or silt). Related terms include aquitard, which is a bed of low permeability along an aquifer, and aquiclude (or aquifuge), which is a solid, impermeable area underlying or overlying an aquifer, the pressure of which could create a confined aquifer. (Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquifer)
Broader concept
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/QX8-N84WXHX4-6
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