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Water Recharge Rate (WRC)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: wrc.ttl
- Name
waterRechargeRate- Datatype
- RealInterval
- Definition
- The rate at which water enters an aquifer either naturally or artificially.
- Description
- Groundwater from the natural water cycle returns to an aquifer after infiltration and percolation through upper ground layers. Groundwater or reclaimed water may be artificially routed below the surface to recharge an aquifer more quickly.
- Accepted
- 2016-06-08
- Defined by
- GGDM
- Physical quantity
- volumeFlowRate
- Recommended unit
- Cubic Metre per Annum (tropical year)
- Used by
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.