Perched water table
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1. Layered soil conditions which retard the movement of water downward through the soil.
This illustration shows a perched water table and the layer of soil below which retards the water movement into the soil profile.
Source: http://www.fao.org/docrep/S8684E/s8684e03.htm#2.4%20irrigating%20basins