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Glossary

Water Science

Glossary of water terms.

Topics Geology

Terms listing

A

acid acre-foot (acre-ft)alkaline alkalinity alluvium appropriation doctrine aquaculture aqueduct aquifer aquifer (confined)aquifer (unconfined)artesian water artificial recharge

B

base base flow bedrock

C

capillary action commercial water use condensation consumptive use conveyance loss cubic feet per second (cfs)

D

desalinization discharge domestic water use drainage basin drawdown drip irrigation

E

effluent erosion estuary evaporation evapotranspiration

F

flood flood, 100-year flood plain flood stage flowing well/spring freshwater

G

gage height gaging station geyser giardiasis glacier greywater ground water ground water, confined ground-water recharge ground water, unconfined

H

hardness headwater(s)hydroelectric power water use hydrologic cycle

I

impermeable layer industrial water use infiltration injection well irrigation irrigation water use

K

kilogram kilowatthour (KWH)

L

leaching lentic waters levee livestock water use lotic waters

M

maximum contaminant level (MCL)milligram (mg)milligrams per liter (mg/l)million gallons per day (Mgd)mining water use municipal water system

N

nephelometric turbidity unit (NTU)non-point source (NPS) pollution

O

organic matter osmosis outfall oxygen demand

R

rating curve recharge reclaimed wastewater recycled water reservoir return flow returnflow (irrigation)reverse osmosis riparian water rights river runoff

T

tertiary wastewater treatment thermal pollution thermoelectric power water use transmissibility (ground water)transpiration Tributary turbidity

U

unsaturated zone

W

wastewater wastewater-treatment return flow water cycle water quality water table water use watershed watthour (Wh)well (water)withdrawal

X

A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P R S T U W X

Terms total # 153

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