Definition
The upper boundary of the zone of saturation in soil and rock, where groundwater completely fills all available pore spaces. It represents the level below which the ground is completely saturated with water.
Etymology
From 'water' + 'table,' with 'table' used in the geological sense of a flat, level surface, similar to 'table land.' The term emerged in the 19th century as understanding of groundwater systems developed.
Kelly Says
The water table isn't actually flat like a table – it follows the general contours of the land surface above it! In places like Florida, the water table is so close to the surface that basements are impossible to build, and sinkholes can suddenly appear when the thin layer above collapses.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የምርት ውሃ
ye-mirt wa-ha
ARالعربية
طبقة المياه الجوفية
tabqa al-ma'i' al-jawfiyya
BNবাংলা
ভূগর্ভস্থ জলের স্তর
bho-gor-b-sth jol-er sh-tor
CACatalà
taula freàtica
ta-u-la fre-a-ti-ka
CSČeština
vodní hladina
vo-dni hla-di-na
DADansk
vandtabellen
vand-ta-bel-len
DEDeutsch
Grundwassertisch
groon-wasser-tish
ELΕλληνικά
υδροφόρος
idro-foros
ESEspañol
nivel freático
ni-vel fre-a-ti-ko
FAفارسی
سطح آب زیرزمینی
sa-tah ab-e zi-r-zemi-ni
FISuomi
vesitaulu
ve-si-ta-u-lu
FRFrançais
nappe phréatique
nap pe fre-a-ti-k
HAHA
tabar-ruwa
ta-bar-ru-wa
HEעברית
מפלס המים
me-plas ha-ma-yim
HIहिन्दी
भूजल स्तर
bhoj-al-shtar
HUMagyar
vízszint
vi-szint
IDBahasa Indonesia
waduk air tanah
wa-duk air tan-ah
ITItaliano
falda acquifera
fal-da ak-kwi-fe-ra
KMKM
ទន្លេទឹក
ton-le-teu-k
KO한국어
Grundwassertisch
그룬바스터이슈
MSBahasa Melayu
tapak air
ta-pak air
MYမြန်မာ
ရေ တန်း
ye ta-ng
NLNederlands
watertafel
wa-ter-ta-fel
NONorsk
vanntable
van-n-ta-bel
PAPA
ਪਾણી ਦਾ ਪੱਧਰ
pa-ni da pad-har
PLPolski
woda gruntowa
vo-da grunt-owa
PTPortuguês
lençol freático
len-sho fre-a-ti-ko
RORomână
nivelul apei freatice
ni-vel-ul a-pei fre-a-ti-ke
RUРусский
уровень грунтовых вод
u-ro-ven gro-to-vykh vod
SVSvenska
vattentabell
vatten-ta-bell
SWKiswahili
kikombe cha maji
ki-kom-be cha ma-ji
TAதமிழ்
கீழ்நிலை நீர்
ki-zh-ni-lai neer
TEతెలుగు
భూగర్భజలాలు
bho-ga-r-bha ja-la-mu
THไทย
ระดับน้ำใต้ดิน
rada-p nam-tai-din
TLTL
talim ng tubig
ta-lim ng tu-big
TRTürkçe
su tablası
su ta-ba-si
UKУкраїнська
рівень ґрунтових вод
riv-en hr-un-to-vykh vod
URاردو
پانی کا سطح
pa-ni ka sur-fa
VITiếng Việt
mực nước ngầm
mực nước ngầm