G93-1128 Understanding Groundwater

Authors

William L. Kranz, University of Nebraska at LincolnFollow
DeLynn Hay, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
James W. Goeke, University of Nebraska at LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

1993

Document Type

Article

Comments

© 1993, The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska on behalf of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension. All rights reserved.

Abstract

This NebGuide provides information on how groundwater exists, where it exists, and how it moves. Key definitions are highlighted. Water is the life blood of every living creature on earth. Approximately 70 percent of the earth's surface is covered with water. Through the wonders of nature, water can take on many different forms, from the water we drink, to the ice we use to chill a glass of lemonade, to the water vapor used to steam clean equipment. It is easy to understand the significance water plays in our lives, but it may be much more difficult to understand the water that exists below the earth's surface, called groundwater.