Groundwater

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Can a stream be both losing and gaining? If so or not, why?

-- Krista-Marie Cumberbatch (cumberba@oswego.edu), October 17, 2002

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A stream can be either gaining or losing. This is in gaining, water goes from ground water to the stream but in losing, water goes from the stream to ground water. This is due to the permeability of the water and how fast it flows.

-- Philippa Brewu (brewu@oswego.edu), October 17, 2002.

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