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NALT Full

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
hydrology
water table

Preferred term

water table

Type

Topic

Definition

The upper surface of the groundwater or that depth below which the soil is saturated with water.
Source: Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

hydrology

Narrower concepts

Related concepts

Synonyms

ground water level
groundwater level
ground water table
groundwater table
water level (groundwater)

In other languages

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Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/21985

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