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phreatic zonearea below a water table, where groundwater saturates the rocks and soil. Also called a zone of saturation.
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phreatic zoneZone of saturation. The area in an aquifer, below the water table, in which relatively all pores and fractures are saturated with water.
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phreatic zoneThe locus of points below the water table where soil pores are filled with water. This is also called the zone of saturation.
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phreatic zonethe area in an aquifer in which relatively all pores and fractures are saturated with water. The phreatic zone may fluctuate with changes of season and during wet and dry periods. Compare vadose zone
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phreatic zonesee 'Zone of saturation'
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