perched water table

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perched water table [′pərcht ′wȯd·ər ‚tā·bəl]

(hydrology)

The water table or upper surface of a body of perched water. Also known as apparent water table.

perched water table

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

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