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temporary groundwater table

(1) During and for a period following heavy rainfall or snow melt, the soil is saturated at elevations above the normal, stabilized, or seasonal groundwater table, often from the surface of the soil downward. This is referred to as a temporary condition and thus is a temporary groundwater table. (2) When a collection system serves agricultural areas in its vicinity, irrigation of these areas can cause a temporary rise in the elevation of the groundwater table.