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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The rate of well drilling near Sierra Vista is increasing, and the water table is dropping, The Republic previously reported.
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Clara Migoya, The Arizona Republic, 25 June 2024
Sea level rise has brought the water table closer to the surface, leaving less room for the ground to absorb rainwater.
—David Fleshler, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024
Because the pupfish are effectively perched on a shallow underwater ledge, changes to the water table can harm prospects for survival.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 9 May 2024
Thousands of acres near two national parks in New Mexico were dropped from an oil and gas lease auction after a federal agency found extraction in those areas could lead to contamination of the region’s water table and collapse cave systems.
—Janet Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
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Clara Migoya, The Arizona Republic, 25 June 2024
Sea level rise has brought the water table closer to the surface, leaving less room for the ground to absorb rainwater.
—David Fleshler, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024
Because the pupfish are effectively perched on a shallow underwater ledge, changes to the water table can harm prospects for survival.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 9 May 2024
Thousands of acres near two national parks in New Mexico were dropped from an oil and gas lease auction after a federal agency found extraction in those areas could lead to contamination of the region’s water table and collapse cave systems.
—Janet Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Water table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20table. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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