The Hyporheic Zone (IMAGE)

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

The Hyporheic Zone

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Scientists call the area along a river where river water and groundwater mix the hyporheic zone. The circular inset illustrates some of the features of this zone, including tiny grains of sediment, water from both sources mixing, and the microbes that actively ply these waters and sediments.

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