Water Resources

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Across
  1. 2. The uppermost level at which the water percolates through the soil and works its way into an aquifer
  2. 8. An area lacking groundwater due to rapid withdrawal by a well
  3. 9. An aquifer surrounded by a layer of impermeable rock or clay that impedes water flow.
Down
  1. 1. An infiltration of saltwater in an area where groundwater pressure has been reduced from extensive drilling of wells
  2. 3. The land adjacent to a river
  3. 4. A permeable layer of rock and sediment that contains groundwater
  4. 5. A well created by drilling a hole into a confined aquifer
  5. 6. An aquifer made of porous rock covered by soil out of which water can easily flow.
  6. 7. A natural source of water formed when water from an aquifer percolates up to the ground surface