artesian wells
Self-flowing water sources
Artesian wells tap into underground water trapped between layers of impermeable rock, where natural pressure forces the water upward—sometimes to the surface without pumping.
The name comes from Artois, a region in France where such wells were drilled in the Middle Ages.
The farm's artesian well provided a steady flow year-round.
- confined aquiferGroundwater layer between impermeable strata
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
- spoutingEmitting in streams
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- hydrostaticOf fluid pressure at rest
natural pressure · boreholes · recharge · pressure · subsurface · porosity · permeable · drilling · water table · infiltration · drinking · water supply · bubbling · water · wellhead · casing · irrigation · pump
- water resourcesfreshwater, aquifers, water supply, water storage, aquifer
- hot springssteam, thermal springs, hydrogen sulfide, bubbles, mineral deposits
- natural waterssprings, hot springs, streams, creeks, ponds
- water sourcesriver, lake, rain, pond, stream
- water supplydrinking water, potable water, tap water, municipal water, water tanks
- Australian waterbillabongs, bores, waterholes, inland waters, creeks
water depth/origin
artesian wellssurface water
Water on land's exterior
rivers · streams · lakes · ponds · reservoirs