Water in Saturated Layer

Saturated Layer

SATURATED WATER - is the amount of water in the saturated ground. Once the sponge can no longer hold additional water, it becomes saturated. As with surface water, if we add water to the saturated zone, it's level increases. Also as the surface water, the saturated is involved both in horizontal and vertical transport. However, saturated water travels only through pores and cracks, therefore the rate of its motion is considerably slower.

We consider the amount of water in saturated zone, as if it were squeezed out of the ground. The actual height of the saturated layer will then be Sat_Water/Porosity, Porosity is the proportion of pores in the ground. The depth of the unsaturated layer Unsat_Depth is then calculated as the difference between the Elevation, and the height of the saturated layer.

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SURFACE WATER

SNOW/ICE

UNSAT WATER

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