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.
Groundwater Supply & Use. Groundwater is a significant water supply source. The amount of groundwater storage dwarfs our present surface water supply. At any given moment it is 20 to 30 times greater than the amount in all the lakes, streams, and rivers of the United States. Groundwater is also an important source of surface water. It also adds about 492 billion gallons per day to U.S. surface water bodies. Its contribution to the overall flow of rivers and streams in the U.S. may be as large as 50 percent, and it is a major source of water for lakes and wetlands.