The water level below the ground surface is called ________.
Water table
Groundwater fills the pores and cracks of soil and rocks below the land surface.
The upper surface of this saturated zone, i.e., the level below which the ground is fully saturated with water, is known as the water table.
It rises during the rainy season and falls during dry periods or due to excessive pumping, which is why wells dry up in summer.
Hence, Water table.
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