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PERCHED WATER TABLE [1 record]

Record 1 2002-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geology
DEF

A water table, usually of limited area, maintained above the normal free water elevation by the presence of an intervening relatively impervious confining stratum ....

DEF

A water table due to the "perching" of water on a relatively impermeable layer at some depth within the soil.

OBS

The soil within or below the impermeable layer is not saturated with water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géologie
DEF

Nappe d'eau souterraine, permanente ou temporaire, surmontant une couche imperméable située entre la surface d'une nappe souterraine et la surface du sol.

OBS

Les matériaux de la couche imperméable, ou ceux du sol sous-jacent, ne sont pas saturés d'eau.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Geología
DEF

Masa de agua subterránea, generalmente de dimensiones moderadas, situada sobre un estrato relativamente impermeable, y que está localizada entre un nivel freático y la superficie del terreno.

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