water table
Subsurface moisture level
The water table is the underground boundary below which soil and rock are saturated with water.
Wells must be drilled below the water table to reach groundwater.
The level fluctuates with rainfall and drought: The water table has dropped significantly during the dry season.
In architecture, a water table is a projecting ledge on a building designed to deflect rainwater from the foundation.
Water in underground rock
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- permeabilityAbility to transmit fluids
- porosityVoid space density
- rechargeRestore electrical capacity
infiltration · percolation · artesian · wellspring · wells · transmissivity · bedrock · strata
Water-saturated terrain
- riparianRelating to riverbanks
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
- springsCoils, sources, or leaps
seepage · streams · ponds · oasis · root zone · habitat · hydrology · evapotranspiration
Artificial water supply for agriculture
- wellsExcavated water sources
- pumpingForcing flow mechanically
- soil moistureWater in ground
- drainageLiquid removal system
Moving something downward
- depletionReduction of supply
- scarcityInsufficiency of something needed
- droppingLetting something fall
- decliningDecreasing in strength
pumping · overdraft · subsidence · dry wells · conservation · rationing · monitoring · recovery
Serving to beautify
- displayPresentation for viewing
- centerpieceDecorative table focal point
- pitcherPouring vessel or hurler
- carafeStopperless serving vessel
glasses · beverage service · sideboard · hospitality · refreshment · dining · entertaining
groundwater
Water in underground rock
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- permeabilityAbility to transmit fluids
- porosityVoid space density
recharge · infiltration · percolation · artesian · wellspring · wells · transmissivity · bedrock · strata · geologic formation
wetlands
Water-saturated terrain
springs · seepage · streams · ponds · oasis · root zone · habitat · hydrology · evapotranspiration · discharge
irrigation
Artificial water supply for agriculture
- wellsExcavated water sources
- pumpingForcing flow mechanically
- soil moistureWater in ground
drainage · pivot · furrow · flood irrigation · subsurface
lowering
Moving something downward
declining · pumping · overdraft · subsidence · dry wells · conservation · rationing · monitoring · recovery · desertification
decorative
Serving to beautify
- displayPresentation for viewing
- centerpieceDecorative table focal point
- pitcherPouring vessel or hurler
carafe · glasses · beverage service · sideboard · hospitality · refreshment · dining · entertaining
- desert hydrologywadis, oases, arroyos, playas, wells
- underground wateraquifer, underground river, underground lake, underground stream, groundwater
- water ecologyaquatic habitats, freshwater ecosystems, aquatic plants, hydrophytes, dissolved oxygen
- desert wateroases, wadi, wadis, wells, springs
- finding waterdowsing, divining rod, well drilling, forked stick, well digger
- AquifersOgallala Aquifer, groundwater, artesian wells, confined aquifer, unconfined aquifer
water tableland surface
Exposed geological exterior
bedrock · surface water · topsoil · surface
water tablesurface runoff
Water flowing over land
surface water · river · stream · lake · pond
water, table, tablet, watery, tables, watered, watering, waters, tablecloth