Definitions for: Water Table

[n] underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water; "spring rains had raised the water table"

Webster (1913) Definition: Water table (Hydraulic Engin.)
The upper limit of the portion of the ground wholly saturated
with water. The water table may be within a few inches of the
surface or many feet below it.

Wa"ter ta"ble (Arch.)
A molding, or other projection, in the wall of a building, to
throw off the water, -- generally used in the United States
for the first table above the surface of the ground (see
Table, n., 9), that is, for the table at the top of the
foundation and the beginning of the upper wall.

Synonyms: groundwater level, water level

See Also: formation, geological formation, geology

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