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recharge area

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recharge area

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2018-02-17

Land area over which water infiltrates and percolates downward to replenish an aquifer. For unconfined aquifers, the area is essentially the entire land surface overlaying the aquifer and for confined aquifers, the recharge area may be a part of or unrelated to the overlaying area.

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