All About the Aquifer - Edwards Aquifer Authority

All About the Aquifer


Watch: All about the Edwards Aquifer (3:14 mins)

Roger Andrade, EAA Groundwater Protection Manager, discusses some facts about the Edwards Aquifer system and groundwater protection.

Vocabulary

Click on the words below to see their definition

Learn More

Watch: Doc Edwards’ Amazing Aquifer Adventure Video (10.44 mins)
Tour the Edwards Aquifer with “Doc Edwards” and two students.

Watch: Tour the Inside of an Edwards Aquifer Well (2.39 mins)
This compilation video features various wells from the Edwards Aquifer system.

Recharge Zone: here rainwater enters the aquifer through sinkholes and fractures

Contributing Zone: also called the Drainage Zone or Catchment Area

Artesian Zone: where the water pressure brings water to the surface naturally

Karst: a landscape, often made of limestone, with sinkholes and caves

Well: a human-made hole in the ground, dug to pump out water

Spring: a place where water flows from the aquifer to the surface

 

Videos

Watch: Edible Aquifer Activity (3.53 mins)
Genevieve and William make an aquifer in a cup to visually represent the Edwards Aquifer System.

Watch: Karst Learning Zone (4.57 mins)
How does water get in and out of the aquifer? Watch the EAA education team explain how pressure in the aquifer helps us get our water.

 

Activities