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Library of Congress Cataloging‐in‐Publication Data

Names: Hiscock, K. M. (Kevin M.), author. | Bense, V. F. (Victor Franciscus), author. | John Wiley & Sons, publisher.

Title: Hydrogeology : principles and practice / Kevin M. Hiscock and Victor F. Bense.

Description: Third edition. | Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2021. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2021003266 (print) | LCCN 2021003267 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119569534 (paperback) | ISBN 9781119569527 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119569510 (epub)

Subjects: LCSH: Hydrogeology.

Classification: LCC GB1003.2 .H57 2021 (print) | LCC GB1003.2 (ebook) | DDC 551.49–dc23

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Cover Image: © Kevin Hiscock

Cover caption: Sluice overflow at Cheddar Rising, Somerset, England. With a catchment area of 40 km², the Cheddar resurgence is the largest of the Mendip Hills springs, with flow varying from 0.6–10 m³s⁻¹. The main conduit is blocked by scree through which water emerges from many outlets in the bed of the artificial lake.