What is the top of the saturation zone in the ground called?

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Kate M.
Jul 25, 2017

The capillary fringe.

Explanation:

The top of the saturation zone is the capillary fringe where the water table meets the zone of aeration. See the location of the capillary fringe in the diagram below.

![http://earthsci.org/education/teacher/basicgeol/hydrolo/http://hydrolo.html](https://useruploads.socratic.org/VG7U5LORPCedQhMaItzA_watertable.jpg)

In the capillary fringe, the water seeps from the water table upwards.

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