The subterranean aquifer takes in mass amounts of snowmelt and rainwater, where it percolates for seven to 10 years before fueling many of Oregon’s most famous rivers through gushing springs.

The objectives of this research were to quantify the hydrological connectivity between a surficial aquifer and a peatland, and to identify the controlling factors in boreal peatlands of north-central ...

The plain or flat land area adjacent to a stream or river (or the prior course of a stream or river) composed of unconsolidated sedimentary deposits (alluvium) subject to periodic inundation by the ...

2011). Most of the region's water supply comes from surface water. Groundwater use is limited to various alluvial aquifers located along river valleys. Desalinated and recycled water resources within ...