Hydraulic head

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003254",
  "term": "Hydraulic head",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Height above a datum plane (such as mean sea level) of the column of water that can be supported by the hydraulic pressure at a given point in a groundwater system. Equal to the distance between the water level in a well and the datum plane.",
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "fluid mechanics",
    "water table",
    "hydraulic conductivity"
  ],
  "references": [
    "US Environmental Protection Agency",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "cabezal hidráulico"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/hydraulic-head/"
}