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Keywords: Groundwater, Saturated, Unconfined, Unsaturated, Ground

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The upper surface of the Zone of saturation of soil by ground water.

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n. The level below which the ground is saturated. Any hole in the ground will fill with water when the water-table has been reached. This level often fluctuates with rainfall. The water-table is thus the upper surface of the groundwater.

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a surface of an unconfined body of ground water at which the pressure is equal to the atmospheric pressure.

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The upper limit in the soil or underlying material permanently saturated with water.

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The surface of a groundwater body at which the water pressure is atmospheric. Unless the water-table is coincident with the ground surface, an unsaturated zone will be present.

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