water table
noun
1
: a stringcourse or similar member when projecting so as to throw off water
2
: the upper limit of the portion of the ground wholly saturated with water
Examples of water table in a Sentence
Heavy rainfall has caused the water table to rise.
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Groundwater naturally flows down to the large pits in the ground, which lowers the water table, causing wells to run dry.
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Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
Dams raise the water table, extend the area along the banks of a river or lake that more animals and plants can inhabit, and keep more water on the landscape.
—Joseph Lee, Vox, 14 Oct. 2024
As Tucson and other southern Arizona communities grew, diversion and groundwater pumping lowered the water table and dried up the river, according to the Central Arizona Project.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024
By digging holes in the ground, pikas allow rainwater to percolate into the earth and replenish the water table.
—Sulmaan Khan, Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2014
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Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
Dams raise the water table, extend the area along the banks of a river or lake that more animals and plants can inhabit, and keep more water on the landscape.
—Joseph Lee, Vox, 14 Oct. 2024
As Tucson and other southern Arizona communities grew, diversion and groundwater pumping lowered the water table and dried up the river, according to the Central Arizona Project.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024
By digging holes in the ground, pikas allow rainwater to percolate into the earth and replenish the water table.
—Sulmaan Khan, Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2014
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“Water table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20table. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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