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Yes. Rivers, lakes, and springs occur when the water table reaches the surface.
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What happens when the water table is above the surface at various places?
If the water table is higher the the surface of the land, water will seep out of the land surface and form a puddle, pool or lake. The depth of the water body will increase until the water surface is at the same level as the surrounding water table - this is a state of equilibrium. If the water table lowers, so will the water level in the water body, until equilibrium is reached. Water moves slowly into and out of the land surface and follows the movement of the water table in the area. Don't confuse this with storage reservoirs behind dams. These have an artificially high water level and the surrounding water table can be lower than the reservoir.
Do streams and lakes represent the intersection of the water table with the surface in valley bottoms?
Streams and lakes do represent the intersection of the water table with the surface in valley bottoms. The water table is the layer under the earth that contains groundwater.
How do you use water table in a sentence?
"Water table" is defined as 'the upper limit of the portion of the ground wholly saturated with water' (Merriam-Webster)Using that definition, an example sentence could be:"Flooding occurs when the water table reaches the surface."
What is the relationship between a water table and a well?
If you want to get water out of your well, you need to drill down below the water table in able to pump it out. That should be kind of obvious. The only other neat point that you make is that if the topography dips below the natural water table, then the water in the aquifer (the rock holding the water) will be exposed at the surface. This is called an artesian well, and this is what makes the famous desert oasis happen.
The distance between the ground surface and the water table is likely to be greatest in?
desert regions -------------------- a drought.
When a perched water table intersects the surface on a hillside the result is?
a spring
What forms as a result of the water table meeting Earths surface?
a spring
What is the name of the top surface of the zone of saturation?
the zone of aeration
The surface of ground water is called?
Water Table
What is the top of the saturated zone is known as the?
The water table or phreatic surface.
How does water get beneath earth surface after it rains?
Water table
What happens when the water table is above the surface at various places?
If the water table is higher the the surface of the land, water will seep out of the land surface and form a puddle, pool or lake. The depth of the water body will increase until the water surface is at the same level as the surrounding water table - this is a state of equilibrium. If the water table lowers, so will the water level in the water body, until equilibrium is reached. Water moves slowly into and out of the land surface and follows the movement of the water table in the area. Don't confuse this with storage reservoirs behind dams. These have an artificially high water level and the surrounding water table can be lower than the reservoir.
What is is the upper boundary of the zone of saturation called?
This is known as the phreatic surface or water table.
Do streams and lakes represent the intersection of the water table with the surface in valley bottoms?
Streams and lakes do represent the intersection of the water table with the surface in valley bottoms. The water table is the layer under the earth that contains groundwater.
Is niagara falls surface water or under ground water?
Surface water. However the water in a river is usually lelvel with the water table.
Water flows from this when the water table reaches Earth's surface?
Spring
What do you use for the surface of a table tennis top?
water
