Which of the following is NOT true about the water table?

A) the water table is right at the land surface in swamps
B) the water table is generally horizontal
C) the water table is above the land surface in lakes
D) overpumping can change the slope of the water table

Water Table

The level below which the ground is completely saturated with water, marking the boundary between the area's unsaturated soil and its aquifer.

Overpumping

Pumping of groundwater at a rate that causes severe lowering of the water table in the aquifer or other detrimental effects.

Horizontal

Describes a direction parallel to the ground or the horizon; at 90 degrees to the vertical.