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Does a water table really exist?

Does a water table really exist?

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J. Shatner

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J. Shatner, Content writer, Boston

Answered Sep 09, 2019

The correct answer to this question is Yes. They are commonly known as groundwater tables. Though their names may be different, they are the same thing. A water table occurs when rocks and soil are submerged permanently. If they aren't submerged, they are at least saturated with water.

It is so deep that it is unable to be accessed from the top of the Earth's crust. A majority of people have no use for this, but those on well water depend on groundwater. It can be anywhere from one hundred, one hundred and fifty, or as deep as three hundred feet below the surface.

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Carice Snow

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Answered Nov 27, 2018

Have you ever heard of groundwater? That’s the same thing as a water table. The concept is pretty easy. A water table is a layer of water that is under the ground - often deep enough that it cannot easily be accessible from the top of the earth’s crust. People on well water often depend on this groundwater, which can be one hundred, one hundred and fifty, and even three hundred feet below the surface of the earth. That’s a long way for water to come, which can be difficult in the winter when pipes freeze.

Some places even have two water tables: one for winter and one for summer. The winter one is closer to the ground level and sometimes dries up in the summer as everyone has used it in the winter.

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Todd Gurley

Todd Gurley

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Answered Jun 19, 2018

Certainly water tables exist. You may have heard them describes as groundwater tables. It's the same thing.

When soil and rocks are permanently submerged or at least saturated with water, the groundwater area lying beneath is separated from the zone of aeration that lies above. This is a water table.

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