# Chapter 2:3 Soil Water Water that enters the soil may move along one of several different pathways. The water may be removed from the soil by plant uptake or evaporation. It can percolate past the bottom of the soil profile and ultimately become aquifer recharge. A final option is that water may move laterally in the profile and contribute to streamflow. Of these different pathways, plant uptake of water removes the majority of water that enters the soil profile. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://swatplus.gitbook.io/io-docs/theoretical-documentation/section-2-hydrology/chapter-2-3-soil-water.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.