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NALT Full

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
hydrology
water table
perched water table

Preferred term

perched water table

Type

Topic

Definition

The upper surface of a local zone of soil water saturation held above the main body of groundwater by an impermeable layer or stratum, (usually clay) and separated from the main body of groundwater by an unsaturated zone.
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

water table

In other languages

napa freática suspendida

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/57413

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