Tratix t1_j6lbs0t wrote on January 31, 2023 at 3:17 AM Reply to comment by mostlygray in Eli5....can you dig a well anywhere and hit water...and how did the early ranchers in the West know where to dig for water. Especially in the really dry areas? by pinkshrinkrn And then what? It’s just a pocket of water? Is it in the dirt and you have to extract it? Do you need a pump? Does it replenish? Is it not packed with bacteria? The concept of an underwater well just doesn’t make sense to me Permalink Parent 2
Tratix t1_j6lbs0t wrote
Reply to comment by mostlygray in Eli5....can you dig a well anywhere and hit water...and how did the early ranchers in the West know where to dig for water. Especially in the really dry areas? by pinkshrinkrn
And then what? It’s just a pocket of water? Is it in the dirt and you have to extract it? Do you need a pump? Does it replenish? Is it not packed with bacteria?
The concept of an underwater well just doesn’t make sense to me