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water table

(Encyclopedia) water table, the top zone of soil and rock in which all voids are saturated with water. The level of the water table varies with topography and climate, and depends on the degree to…

seltzer water

(Encyclopedia) seltzer water, mineral water containing free carbon dioxide, obtained originally from springs at Niederselters, Germany. Reputed to have curative value in treating several diseases, it…

soda water

(Encyclopedia) soda water, a solution of carbon dioxide in water.

navigable water

(Encyclopedia) navigable water, in the broadest sense, a stream or body of water that can be used for commercial transportation. When, as in the early common law, the term is restricted to waters…

How much of an iceberg is below the water?

About 7/8ths of an iceberg is below the water line. This figure is approximate. Although icebergs are similar, not all are the same. Varying factors are iceberg density, water density etc.…

The Celtic Twilight: Earth, Fire and Water

by W. B. Yeats The Untiring OnesThe Old TownEarth, Fire and Water Some French writer that I read when I was a boy, said that the desert went into the heart of the Jews in their wanderings…

2014 Science News: Tainted Water

A chemical spill in the Elk River in W. Virginia poisons drinking water for hundreds of thousands Freedom Industries storage facility on the Elk River, photo…

Fannie Stearns Davis: Water Fantasy

Water FantasyFannie Stearns DavisO brown brook, O blithe brook, what will you say to me If I take off my heavy shoon and wade you childishly? O take them off, and come to me. You shall…