PERCOLATION

Percolation is the downward movement of water through soil and rock. Percolation occurs beneath the root zone. Ground water percolates through the soil much as water fills a sponge, and moves from space to space along fractures in rock, through sand and gravel, or through channels in formations such as cavernous limestone. The terms infiltration and percolation are often used interchangeably.

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