(3) an area that absorbs water that eventually reaches the zone of saturation in one or more aquifers.
The part of a flow system where precipitation percolates downward.
The geographic area where water infiltrates into the ground and enters an aquifer..
An area where rainfall can infiltrate into an aquifer.
Surface areas that supply water to subsurface karst systems.
An area where rainwater soaks through the ground to reach an aquifer.
an area in which water infiltrates and moves downward into the zone of saturation of an aquifer; area that replenishes groundwater
Reservoirs and ditches that are designed to replenish ground water depletions, due to out of priority diversions, by artificially introducing water into the ground water aquifer.
an area where infiltration moves downward into an aquifer.
The area that contributes water to an aquifer. Normally considered to be the natural area of recharge, as contrasted with a constructed recharge basin.
The land area through or over which rainwater and other surface water soaks through the earth to replenish an aquifer, lake, stream, river, or marsh. Also called a watershed.
The area where water can enter and move downward to the groundwater. Recharge areas are usually permeable in the upper slopes and are often on shallow soils.
The area where water predominantly flows downward through the unsaturated formation (zone) to become groundwater.
Area of land allowing water to pass through it into an aquifer by surface infiltration. This process occurs naturally when rainfall filters down through the soil or rock into an aquifer, usually in the higher gradient section overlying the aquifer. DIAGRAM
The area in a region where the most rain falls.
area in which water reaches the zone of saturation by surface infiltration. An area in which there are downward components of hydraulic head in the aquifer. Infiltration moves downward into the deeper parts of an aquifer in a recharge area.
Region where significant percent of precipitation and surface water reaches the zone of saturation via infiltration. Commonly occurs by a combination of high potentiometric surface elevation, downward hydraulic gradients, and permeable surface sediments.
An area where the groundwater supply is recharged; where water soaks in, rather than flows out.
Land area over which precipitation infiltrates into the soil and percolates downward to replenish an aquifer; for unconfined aquifers, essentially the entire land surface overlaying the aquifers is a recharge area; for confined aquifers, recharge areas may be only a small part of the overlaying area.
An area where water moves through soil and reaches groundwater.
Area of land where surface water infiltrates down to an aquifer.
A geographic area where water enters (recharges) an aquifer. Recharge areas usually coincide with topographically elevated regions where aquifer units crop out at the surface. In these areas infiltrated precipitation is the primary source of recharge. The recharge area may also coincide with the area of hydraulic connection where one aquifer receives flow from another adjacent aquifer.
a place where water is able to seep into the ground and refill an aquifer because no confining layer is present
Generally, an area that is connected with the underground aquifer(s) by a highly porous soil or rock layer.
A location where water enters the ground and infiltrates down to the water table.
A land area in which water reaches the zone of saturation from surface infiltration, e.g., where rainwater soaks through the earth to reach an aquifer.