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  2. Water table - Wikipedia

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    A plot of sugarcane yield versus depth of water table in Australia. The critical depth is 0.6 m. [4] [5] Most crops need a water table at a minimum depth. [6] For some important food and fiber crops a classification was made [7] because at shallower depths the crop suffers a yield decline. [8]

  3. Chart datum - Wikipedia

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    A chart datum is the water level surface serving as origin of depths displayed on a nautical chart and for reporting and predicting tide heights. A chart datum is generally derived from some tidal phase, in which case it is also known as a tidal datum. [1] Common chart datums are lowest astronomical tide (LAT) [1] and mean lower low water (MLLW).

  4. Nautical chart - Wikipedia

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    Depth contour lines show the shape of underwater relief. Coloured areas of the sea emphasise shallow water and dangerous underwater obstructions. Depths are measured from the chart datum, which is related to the local sea level. The chart datum varies according to the standard used by each national Hydrographic Office.

  5. Drainage equation - Wikipedia

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    the permissible long term average depth of the water table (Dw) on the basis of agricultural drainage criteria; the soil's hydraulic conductivity (Ka and Kb) by measurements; the depth of the bottom of the aquifer (Di) the design drain spacing (L) can be found from the equation in dependence of the drain depth (Dd) and drain radius (r ...

  6. Watertable control - Wikipedia

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    Yield of sugarcane versus depth of the water table, Australia. The critical depth is 0.6 m. [8] [9] Most crops need a water table at a minimum depth. [10] For some important food and fiber crops a classification was made [11] because at shallower depths the crop suffers a yield decline. [12]

  7. Ogallala Aquifer - Wikipedia

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    The Ogallala Aquifer (oh-gə-LAH-lə) is a shallow water table aquifer surrounded by sand, silt, clay, and gravel located beneath the Great Plains in the United States. As one of the world's largest aquifers, it underlies an area of approximately 174,000 sq mi (450,000 km 2) in portions of eight states (South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas). [1]

  8. Drawdown (hydrology) - Wikipedia

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    Air line method is a convenient and nonintrusive method used to measure water levels that is often used for the repeated testing of wells over 300 feet deep. [13] This method obtains water table depth using a pressure gauge and water displacement. [14] Wetted tape method is a commonly-used method for measuring water levels up to roughly 90 feet ...

  9. Bathymetry - Wikipedia

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    The first recorded evidence of water depth measurements are from Ancient Egypt over 3000 years ago. [3] Bathymetry has various uses including the production of bathymetric charts to guide vessels and identify underwater hazards, the study of marine life near the floor of water bodies , coastline analysis and ocean dynamics , including ...