Springs may develop when:

a) An unconfined aquifer is drilled
b) A confined aquifer is drilled
c) The main water table intersects the land surface
d) where a river flows across an area where the water table is beneath the surface
e) where a lake is directly underlain by an impermeable layer


Answer: c) The main water table intersects the land surface

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