Question

6. What is water table? List the importance of water table​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The water table is an underground boundary between the soil surface and the area where groundwater saturates spaces between sediments and cracks in rock. Water pressure and atmospheric pressure are equal at this boundary. ... Underneath the water table is the saturated zone, where water fills all spaces between sediments.

It is important to maintain water table because : Ground water represents the 30% of the fresh water available for us, which we can use for drinking, irrigation and other domestic purpose. It is important for the vegetation as provides moisture to soil across wide area.