characteristic of water table water table depth 2021-11-04T17:43:01Z An elevation which inheres in a water table by virture of its vertical distance from a land surface. While called "depth", this is not the depth of the water table but rather how far it is below a reference plane, usually the soil surface. Thus, this is placed under PATO:elevation which allows for distance above and below a reference point. depth of the water table depth to the water table height of the water table elevation