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 discharge is the movement of water out of an area of saturated soil. Rainwater seeps into the ground and moves downwards through the soil until a saturated zone is reached, called an aquifer. Here, openings and gaps in the soil and rock are filled with water, called groundwater. The top of this saturated zone is called the water table. Water moves into aquifers in locations called groundwater recharge areas, and moves out of aquifers as groundwater discharge in locations called discharge points.