page_title: Water table
hierarchical_section_title: Water table
context_page_description: The water table is the level where the ground will be filled with water if you go any lower.
  The water table is the top of an underground surface where the soil or rocks are permanently saturated with water.
  The groundwater may come from precipitation or from water flowing into the aquifer.
context_section_description: The water table is the level where the ground will be filled with water if you go any lower.
  The water table is the top of an underground surface where the soil or rocks are permanently saturated with water. 
  The groundwater (fresh water found underground) may come from precipitation or from water flowing into the aquifer.
caption: Cross section showing the water table varying with surface topography as well as a perched water table