Hydrogeology Part – 1 Hydrogeology Hydrogeology is the study of groundwater – it is sometimes referred to as geohydrology or groundwater hydrology. Hydrogeology deals with how water gets into the ground (recharge), how it flows in the subsurface (through aquifers) and how groundwater interacts with the surrounding soil and rock (the geology). (ref: International Association of Hydrogeologists) Hydrology is a branch of Earth Science. The importance of hydrology in the assessment, development, utilization and management of the water resources, of any region is being increasingly realized at all levels JeanBaptiste Lamarck The term hydrogeology (hydrogéologie in French) was first created by the French biologist and naturalist JeanBaptiste Lamarck in 1802 in a publication with the same name published in Paris by the Museum of Natural History (Lamarck, 1802). The Water cycle Juvenile water is “new” water th...
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