infiltration
| Passage of water into the soil. The rate of absorption of surface water by soil (the infiltration capacity) depends on the intensity of rainfall, the permeability and compactness of the soil, and the extent to which it is already saturated with water. Once in the soil, water may pass into the bedrock to form groundwater. |
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