GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -As discussed in the earlier section, there exists a capillary zone above the water table. However, in most of the analysis, the capillary zone is neglected and water table is considered as the upper boundary of the aquifer. The unconfined aquifer is also known as water table aquifer and phreatic aquifer.

Detailed explanation-2: -An unconfined aquifer, also called a water-table aquifer, is an aquifer which has the water table as its upper boundary.

Detailed explanation-3: -The water table is the boundary between the unsaturated zone and the saturated zone underground. Below the water table, groundwater fills any spaces between sediments and within rock.

Detailed explanation-4: -A water table describes the boundary between water-saturated ground and unsaturated ground. Below the water table, rocks and soil are full of water. Pockets of water existing below the water table are called aquifers. An area’s water table can fluctuate as water seeps downward from the surface.

Detailed explanation-5: -Groundwater is water that exists underground in saturated zones beneath the land surface. The upper surface of the saturated zone is called the water table.