Ground-water situation in Oregon
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Abstract
The water that occurs beneath the land surface follows definite and well-known rules of hydraulics, the same as water on the surface. However, ground water must be studied by methods, some of which are unique to that type of water occurrence, in order to evaluate the part it plays in the over-all water scheme.
Water that falls on the land surface as rain or snow and water that rests upon the surface may in places pass laterally or downward through the pores of the earth materials. There it may take one or more of a variety of paths before again flowing out on the surface or being expelled to the atmosphere by evaporation and by the transpiration of plants. Water so diverted underground is delayed or diverted from its course toward the sea and that digression results in many services of prime importance to mankind. Underground, the water generally exceeds in total quantity the water present on the land surface at any one time.
The discussion of ground water can be clarified somewhat by a description of the major parts or phases of the normal path of water underground.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Unnumbered Series |
| Title | Ground-water situation in Oregon |
| DOI | 10.3133/70176807 |
| Year Published | 1951 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Oregon Water Science Center |
| Description | 19 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
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