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A '''seep''' is a wet place, where a [[liquid]] has oozed from the ground to the surface. Seeps are usually not flowing, with the water sourced only from [[underground]].<br> | A '''seep''' is a wet place, where a [[liquid]], usually [[water]], has oozed from the ground to the surface. Seeps are usually not flowing, with the water sourced only from [[underground]]. The term seep may also refer to the movement of [[hydrocarbons]] to the surface and between [[geological]] layers.<br> | ||
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* [[Aquifer]] | * [[Aquifer]] | ||
* [[Spring (water)]] | * [[Spring (water)]] | ||
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Revision as of 06:14, 25 October 2005
A seep is a wet place, where a liquid, usually water, has oozed from the ground to the surface. Seeps are usually not flowing, with the water sourced only from underground. The term seep may also refer to the movement of hydrocarbons to the surface and between geological layers.
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