Hennepin and Hopper Lakes has seeps running into it. How is that different from a creek? I assume all creeks "seep" into something.
2006-12-28 05:39:19 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
A seep is a wet place where a liquid, usually groundwater, has oozed from the ground to the surface. Seeps are usually not flowing, with the liquid sourced only from underground.
The term seep may also refer to the movement of liquid hydrocarbons to the surface through fractures and fissures in the rock and between geological layers. Oil seeps are quite common: California has thousands of them. Much of the oil discovered in California during the 19th century was from observations of seeps.
2006-12-28 05:41:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The word 'seep,' as used in the context of your question is synonymous with 'spring.' Seeps are typically springs where ground water reaches the surface over a dispersed area and where the discharge rates typically are not large enough to form a distinct channelized flow. There may be a more official definition used by hydrologists.
2006-12-28 06:29:02 · answer #2 · answered by formerly_bob 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋