nappe d'accompagnement

English translation: floodplain aquifer

06:22 May 19, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Geology / hydrogeology
French term or phrase: nappe d'accompagnement
Les alluvions superficielles sont susceptibles de contenir la nappe
d’accompagnement de la rivière.
Neydou
France
Local time: 02:00
English translation:floodplain aquifer
Explanation:
Kiwipedia has noted:

Nappe d'accompagnement Floodplain aquifer, floorplain water table (that part of an unconfined aquifer that responds relatively promptly to changes in river flow, and vice versa).




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The interaction between the Brazos River and the adjacent FLOODPLAIN AQUIFER was studied for 200 days in 1995 at a ground-water research site near College ...
eeg.geoscienceworld.org/cgi/content/abstract/3/4/537

As the contamination reaches the FLOODPLAIN AQUIFER, it mixes with the water in the aquifer, diluting the contamination to acceptable levels. Bedrock ...
www.defence.gov.au/environment/groundwater.swf

We define the hyporheic zone of gravel-bed rivers as that portion of the alluvial FLOODPLAIN AQUIFER where river and ground water (and ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com › ... › Journal Home › Vol 47 Issue 2 › Abstract

A FLOODPLAIN AQUIFER is sometimes separated from a regional aquifer. Figure 11. Screening differs in piezometers and shallow wells used for monitoring. ...
www.pima.gov/cmo/sdcp/.../Aquifer Report 042808.pdf

A younger alluvial aquifer is also known as a FLOODPLAIN AQUIFER and/or a Holocene aquifer. It tends to be shallow, most often less than 100 feet deep, ...
www.g-a-l.info/Futile.htm - Cached

For example, a well may pump from a FLOODPLAIN AQUIFER close to a stream. If this pumping causes the water table to sink below the stream level, the stream ...
cals.arizona.edu/azwater/arroyo/081con.html

A FLOODPLAIN AQUIFER is located under the floodplains of the Flathead, Stillwater, and Whitefish Rivers. It is described as a 30 foot deep, 5 mile wide bed ...
www.kalispell.com/downloads/Environmental Considerations.pd...
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floodplain aquifer


Explanation:
Kiwipedia has noted:

Nappe d'accompagnement Floodplain aquifer, floorplain water table (that part of an unconfined aquifer that responds relatively promptly to changes in river flow, and vice versa).




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Note added at 11 mins (2011-05-19 06:33:15 GMT)
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The interaction between the Brazos River and the adjacent FLOODPLAIN AQUIFER was studied for 200 days in 1995 at a ground-water research site near College ...
eeg.geoscienceworld.org/cgi/content/abstract/3/4/537

As the contamination reaches the FLOODPLAIN AQUIFER, it mixes with the water in the aquifer, diluting the contamination to acceptable levels. Bedrock ...
www.defence.gov.au/environment/groundwater.swf

We define the hyporheic zone of gravel-bed rivers as that portion of the alluvial FLOODPLAIN AQUIFER where river and ground water (and ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com › ... › Journal Home › Vol 47 Issue 2 › Abstract

A FLOODPLAIN AQUIFER is sometimes separated from a regional aquifer. Figure 11. Screening differs in piezometers and shallow wells used for monitoring. ...
www.pima.gov/cmo/sdcp/.../Aquifer Report 042808.pdf

A younger alluvial aquifer is also known as a FLOODPLAIN AQUIFER and/or a Holocene aquifer. It tends to be shallow, most often less than 100 feet deep, ...
www.g-a-l.info/Futile.htm - Cached

For example, a well may pump from a FLOODPLAIN AQUIFER close to a stream. If this pumping causes the water table to sink below the stream level, the stream ...
cals.arizona.edu/azwater/arroyo/081con.html

A FLOODPLAIN AQUIFER is located under the floodplains of the Flathead, Stillwater, and Whitefish Rivers. It is described as a 30 foot deep, 5 mile wide bed ...
www.kalispell.com/downloads/Environmental Considerations.pd...


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