Water table in a confined aquifer is also called

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Water table in a confined aquifer is also called:

A. Perched level

B. Potentiometric surface

C. Capillary fringe

D. Artesian spring

Answer: Option B

In confined aquifers, the potentiometric surface is the hypothetical level to which water would rise in a well due to pressure.

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