Definitions

water table

NOUN

level of water

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aquifer water level

WEAK

artesian basin artesian spring sinkhole

Example Sentences

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Raising the water table makes the soil wetter and reduces oxygen around plant roots.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2026

The Fed has said the cost overruns are due to part to unforeseen conditions like more asbestos than anticipated and a higher-than-expected water table.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 11, 2026

Those include asbestos, soil contamination, and a higher-than-expected water table.

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

The pond dried up in the 1970s after two wells were drilled as part of an expansion of the nearby fish hatchery at Fish Springs, and as pumping lowered the water table, Williams said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2025

But a few rows of untended pear and apple trees were still growing there when the camp opened, where a shallow water table had kept them alive.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston