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asked Nov 9, 2023 in Irrigation Engineering by Carter (75.2k points)

The geological formation which may contain water but does not contain any yield is ____________

(a) aquifer

(b) aquifuse

(c) aquiclude

(d) aquitard

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answered Nov 16, 2023 by Greg (106k points)

Correct answer is (c) aquiclude

Explanation: The geological formations which are porous but have no permeability are termed as an aquiclude. Water cannot be extracted from such formations. A clay layer is an example of aquiclude.

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