There is a pretty good descriptoipn in there of what Death by Drowning is like... The author got his information from the story ofa doctor who got amazingly close to actually drowning, without dying (I believe he was in a shipwreck, himself), who then journaled nis experience as frankly as he could.
Groundwater is the water found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand and rock. It is stored in and moves slowly through geologic formations of soil, sand and rocks called aquifers. Read More. Groundwater supplies drinking water for 51% of the total U.S. population and 99% of the rural population. Groundwater helps grow our food. 64% of groundwater is used for irrigation to grow crops. Groundwater is an important component in many industrial processes. Groundwater is a source of recharge for lakes, rivers, and wetlands.
1 Groundwater makes up about 1% of the water on Earth (most water is in oceans). 2  But, groundwater makes up about 35 times the amount of water in lakes and streams.  Groundwater occurs everywhere beneath the Earth's surface, but is usually restricted to depths less that about 750 meters.