About the Book: Ground and Surface Water Hydrology
Surface-water hydrology is a field that encompasses all surface waters of the
globe (overland flows, rivers, lakes, wetlands, estuaries, oceans, etc.). This
is a subset of the hydrologic cycle that does not include atmospheric, and
ground waters. Surface-water hydrology relates the dynamics of flow in
surface-water systems (rivers, canals, streams, lakes, ponds, wetlands, marshes,
arroyos, oceans, etc.). Ground-water supplies are obtained from aquifers, which
are subsurface units of rock and unconsolidated sediments capable of yielding
water in usable quantities to wells and springs. The hydrologic characteristics
of aquifers and natural chemistry of ground water determine the availability and
suitability of