leaky aquifer

leaky aquifer
   Aquifers, whether artesian or water-table, that lose or gain water through adjacent less permeable layers [22].

A Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology with Special Reference to Environmental Karst Hydrology. . 2002.

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