piezometer
An instrument for measuring the pressure head of liquids.
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Piezometer
A non-pumping well, generally of small diameter, for measuring the elevation of a water table.
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Piezometers
Small-diameter wells used to measure groundwater levels.
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bail piezometer test A single well test to determine the in-situ hydraulic conductivity of an aquifer by the instantaneous removal of a known quantity of water from a well, and the subsequent measurement of the recovery as a function of time.
Monitoring well: A non-pumping well, generally of small diameter, that is used to measure the elevation of a water table or water quality. A piezometer, which is open only at the top and bottom of its casing, is one type of monitoring well.
 See also: Water, Solution, Characteristic, Gas, Soil
  
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