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Learn about different ways of storing water for consumption and agriculture, such as groundwater, soil moisture, wetlands, ponds, tanks, dams and reservoirs. Also explore the challenges and benefits of water storage, such as contamination, evaporation, flood control and food security.
The Ogallala Aquifer is a shallow water table aquifer beneath the Great Plains in the United States, one of the world's largest aquifers. See a map of its saturated thickness, regions of water level decline and increase, and groundwater withdrawal rates by county.
Google Docs is a web-based application and mobile app that allows users to create and edit documents online while collaborating with others. It supports various formats, features, and languages, and offers tools such as revision history, explore, and action items.
The water cycle is a biogeochemical cycle that involves the continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth. It involves evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and other processes that affect the climate, the environment, and human activities.
In other words, a major piece of our water storage puzzle during climate change (along with conservation and recycling) is practically beneath our feet. This is the future. Dams represent the past.
Learn how water is distributed on Earth by volume, percentage and area, and how it varies by salinity and form. Find out that 97.5% of water is salt water and 2.5% is fresh water, and that only 0.3% of fresh water is liquid on the surface.
Learn about the sources, uses, and challenges of water in the most populous and productive state in the US. Explore the interconnected water system, the groundwater management, the surface water basins, and the environmental and political issues.
The Oroville–Thermalito Complex is a group of reservoirs, structures, and facilities located in and around the city of Oroville in Butte County, California.The complex serves not only as a regional water conveyance and storage system, but is the headwaters for, and therefore perhaps is the most vital part of, the California Department of Water Resources' State Water Project, as one of the ...