Water table definition

Water table means the upper surface of a zone of saturation, where the body of ground water is not confined by an overlying impermeable zone.
Water table means the upper surface of the ground water, whether permanent or seasonal. Also see "ground water."
Water table means the surface of an unconfined aquifer where the pore water pressure is equal to atmospheric pressure.

Examples of Water table in a sentence

  • Water table evaluations may require additional borings based on ground water flow patterns or underlying geological features.

  • Water table elevations are also collected from monitoring ▇▇▇▇▇ to provide data for water table contour maps.

  • The Field Investigation includes: • USA dig clearance • Location of test pits • Test pit excavation • Observation of test pits • Soil sampling • Water table measurement, if encountered Lumos will collect samples at regular intervals and note the existing soils conditions at each excavation.

  • Water table levels will be determined relative to mean sea level and substrate surface.

  • Water table within six feet (6’) of the surface at any time of the year.


More Definitions of Water table

Water table means the water surface below the ground at which the unsaturated zone ends and the saturated zone begins.
Water table means the upper surface of a zone of saturation.
Water table means the upper surface of the zone of saturation of a water bearing geologic unit.
Water table means the surface of the ground water at which the pressure is atmospheric. Generally this is the top of the saturated zone.
Water table means the upper surface of the zone of saturation in ground waters in which the hydrostatic pressure is equal to the atmospheric pressure.
Water table means the surface of the saturated zone below which all interconnected voids are filled with water and at which the pressure is atmospheric.
Water table means that surface in an unconfined aquifer at which the pressure is atmospheric. It is defined by the levels at which water stands in wells that penetrate the aquifer just far enough to hold standing water.