Groundwater
The image shows a standard groundwater situation in the soil. It is distinguished between the unsaturated soil zone, which does not contain any groundwater, but is saturated by precipitation water, and the area of the capillary fringe that, depending on the individual soil condition, is heavily saturated.
In the area of the aquifer, the soil zone is entirely saturated, and under hydrostatic pressure.
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Groundwater situation in the soil [Image: visaplan GmbH]
