seepage water
21stress, seepage — When water flows through a porous medium, force is transferred from the water to the medium by viscous friction. The force transferred to the medium is equal to the loss of hydraulic head. This force, called seepage force, is exerted in the… …
22Surface water — For water masses on the surface of the world ocean, see Surface water (ocean). : For water masses on the surface of land masses, see Surface water (land). Water collecting on the ground or in a stream, river, lake, wetland, or ocean is called… …
23International Boundary and Water Commission — The International Boundary and Water Commission ( es. Comisión Internacional de Límites y Aguas) is an international body created in 1889 by the United States and Mexico to administer the many boundary and water rights treaties and agreements… …
24surface seepage — Surface discharge of ground water not important enough to form a rivulet [16] …
25vadose seepage — See percolation, percolation water …
26Colorado River Aqueduct — Parker Dam on Lake Havasu where Colorado River waters are initially drawn into the system Begins Lake Havasu, San Bernardino County …
27dam — dam1 /dam/, n., v., dammed, damming. n. 1. a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, esp. one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river. 2. a body of water confined by a dam. 3. any barrier resembling a dam. v.t. 4. to furnish with a …
28Dam — /dam, dahm/, n. (Carl Peter) Henrik /kahrl pee ter hen rik/; Dan. /kahrddl pay teuhrdd hen rddik/, 1895 1976, Danish biochemist: Nobel prize for medicine 1943. * * * I Barrier built across a stream, river, or estuary to conserve water for such… …
29cave — cavelike, adj. /kayv/, n., v., caved, caving. n. 1. a hollow in the earth, esp. one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc. 2. a storage cellar, esp. for wine. 3. Eng. Hist. a secession, or a group of seceders, from a… …
30Dam — This article is about structures for water impoundment. For other uses, see Dam (disambiguation). Hoover Dam, a concrete arch gravity dam in Black Canyon of the Colorado River. Lake Mead in the background is impounded by the dam …
