An area that has reached the maximum water holding capacity.
The zone in the subsurface in which all pore spaces are filled with water. Contrast with the overlying unsaturated zone. See also: vadose zone; aquifer.
an underground geologic layer in which all pores and fractures are filled with water
The subsurface zone in which all openings are full of water and are under hydrostatic pressure equal to or greater than atmospheric pressure.
Part of the subsurface that is beneath the water table and in which the pores are filled with water.
The underground area in which water is held in the pores and spaces within the sediments or rock. Sediments in southern New Jersey aquifers are made up of sand, silt, clay, and gravel particles. The water within the saturated zone is groundwater.
a portion of the soil profile where all pores are filled with water. Aquifers are located in this zone. There may be multiple saturation zones at different soil depths separated by layers of clay or rock.
(1) those parts of the earth's crust in which all voids are filled with water under pressure greater than atmospheric; (2) that part of the earth's crust beneath the regional water table in which all voids, large and small, are filled with water under pressure greater than atmospheric; (3) that part of the earth's crust beneath the regional water table in which all voids, large and small, are ideally filled with water under pressure greater than atmospheric.
the zone in which all the voids in the rock or soil are filled with water at greater than atmospheric pressure. The water table is the top of the saturated zone in an unconfined aquifer.
The zone in which all interconnected openings are filled with water, usually underlying the unsaturated zone.
The area below the water table where all open spaces are filled with water. Compare unsaturated zone.
The area beneath the surface of the land in which all pore space is filled with water at greater than atmospheric pressure.
That part of an aquifer, normally beneath the deepest water-table, in which ideally all voids are filled with water under pressure greater than atmospheric.
Area that has every space filled with water.
Subject: The Earth Also called the phreatic zone. Soil or rock zone below the level of the water table in which pores are completely filled with groundwater.[ Pics List
The region below the water table where pore space is filled with water.
The portion of subsurface soil and rock where every available space is filled with water. Aquifers are located in this zone.
All of the subsurface below the water table, and characterized by having all of the pore spaces filled with ground water.
The zone below and including the water table in which all pore spaces or fissures are totally filled with water. Also referred to as the phreatic zone.
The area below the water table where all open spaces are filled with water under pressure equal to or greater than that of the atmosphere.
The underground area below the water table where all open spaces are filled with water. A well placed in this zone will be able to pump ground water.
An area under the ground in which all pores and cracks are filled with water under pressure equal to or greater than that of the atmosphere.
That portion of soil or an aquifer in which all of the pore space is filled with water.
Area below the land surface where all the pores are filled with water.