Water-table Sentence Examples

Above the water table is the zone where the ground is not fully saturated.

Sutton Common lies in an area of very low-lying land with a high water table.

Draining reduces the "surface tension" of the capil= lary water by removal of the excess, but the "water-table" may be many feet below.

The three months of rain have waterlogged the ground and built up the water table.

Castlemorton Common was probable left un-enclosed because its relatively poor soils and high water table made agricultural development difficult.

In an impervious clay the flow of the water is much impeded and the water-table can be controlled only by frequent lines of pipes.

Properly constructed perched water table greens with the right specification have lasted for 40 years.

Above the "water-table" the water is held by capillarity, and the percentage of water held decreases as we approach the surface where there may be perfect dryness.

In clays whose particles are exceedingly minute the water travels very slowly but may ultimately reach a height of many feet above the level of the " water-table " below.

The surface of the water in the supersaturated soil is known as the "water-table" and is exemplified in water standing in a well.