Drawdown

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-000767",
  "term": "Drawdown",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definitions": [
    "The reduction in the water level of a well, aquifer, or reservoir due to the extraction of water. It is the difference between the original static water level and the water level during pumping. Drawdown is a key parameter in groundwater hydrology, indicating the stress on an aquifer.",
    "In hydrologic terms, the lowering of the surface elevation of a body of water, the water surface of a well, the water table, or the piezometric surface\nadjacent to the well, resulting from the withdrawl of water therefrom."
  ],
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/drawdown/"
}