How is there enough rainwater to keep aquifers recharged all the time?

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Rain doesn’t come that often, so I can’t imagine how there could be enough to constantly keep the groundwater and aquifers flowing strong. I know there are some other sources like snowmelt too, but rain is the main one and I don’t see it being substantial enough to be able to bring that much water.

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If you’re near any sort of river or lake system, water will also filter in from there. However, in a lot of places, there’s major problems that there isn’t enough rain to refill the aquifers. Large sections of California are sinking by several inches a year because the aquifers are being depleted so quickly

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