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                                                               durations.



                                                               rainfall

                                                               various


                                                               following




                                                               rainstorm


                                                               2-hour


                                                               a
                                                               to
                                                               due
                                                               rise
                                                               Groundwater





                                                               4.9
                                                               Figure






            ground  response  to  infiltration  is  a  function  of  the  ratio  (k/m ),  the  higher  the
                                                              w
            value of (k/m ), the faster the water table will rise and decay. The rapid rise of
                       w
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