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| the area where water fills all of the open spaces in sediment and rock |
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| the upper level of the saturated zone of groundwater |
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| water within the zone of saturation |
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| Permeable rock layers or sediments that transmit groundwater freely |
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| the percentage of the total volume of rock or sediment that consists of pore spaces |
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| a measure of a material’s ability to transmit fluids |
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| a flow of groundwater that emerges naturally at the ground surface |
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| icicle-like stone pendants that hang from the ceiling of a cavern |
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| a depression produced in a region where groundwater has removed soluble rock |
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| icicle-like stone pendants that grow up from the floor of a cavern |
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