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ShareGroundwater is water located beneath the ground surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of geologic formations.
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A formation of rock/soil is called an aquifer when it can yield a useable quantity of water.
The depth at which soil pore spaces become saturated with water is called the water table.
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