Sources of Groundwater Recharge (IMAGE)
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Water can reach and recharge a groundwater aquifer various ways. Precipitation can percolate directly into the aquifer; water from streams and runoff can percolate into the aquifer; water from irrigating crops can percolate deep into the soil; and water from melting snowpack and from mountain streams can flow into the valley below and then percolate into the aquifer.
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Image courtesy of David Stonestrom, U.S. Geological Survey
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