This is interesting. So I have a question. If I dig a hole and after some short time it fills partially up with water (not caused by rain), does this mean I've dug down into the water table? That's how I've always thought about it. Or is this still considered surface water? In the case of my pond I dug it out of a low lying area that was always wet and the pond filled up regardless of rain does that mean I've dug it below the water table and thus the water table is sustaining my water level? I think that's what I've done and I guess I should consider myself blessed in that regardless of how little or much rain we get my pond level only fluctuates about 1 foot. Underground water has always intrigued me.

Gotta get back to fishin!