zone of saturation

noun

1. the ground below the water table

Example Sentences

In pervious, or almost pervious rocks, the zone of saturation, or ground-water level, lies at much lower depth, and may permit of the construction of field works as well as cave shelters above it.

From Project Gutenberg

Of the water which reaches the zone of saturation, a part may soon come to the surface in low areas and join the runoff, and a part may penetrate deeply.

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Above the zone of saturation gravity carries the water downward in devious courses until it reaches the water table.

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