Groundwater Flooding
06/01/26
“How can groundwater flood to the surface?”
Groundwater is water held underground in aquifers. During heavy rains, the water table in unconfined aquifers rises if drainage is not fast enough and can spill out onto the surface. Groundwater Flooding can wreck basements, destroy infrastructure, and devastate lives. Groundwater flooding is more likely to occur on land near bodies of water, such as streams and lakes, and in low-permeability, high-saturation soils.
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