The following terms were sourced from numerous texts including NSW Agriculture et al. A complete list of salinity references and recommended further reading is also available on this site. This occurs in waterlogged or poorly drained soils where water has replaced air in the soil pores. The upward movement of water through a soil caused by molecular attraction between water and soil particles.
Dry soils can act like a sponge to bring groundwater to the surface.
An area of land supplying water to a watercourse bounded by hills or ridges which direct the flow of water. An area in the lowest portion of a catchment where water is released. Discharge is maximised where the watertable is at or very close to the soil surface, where there is little vegetation, or where soil properties tend to encourage water to move towards the surface. The process whereby soils separate into their constituent particles in water. Dispersible soils are highly erodible.