shallow wells
Near-surface water sources
Shallow wells are wells that tap water relatively close to the surface, typically less than fifty feet deep.
They draw from the water table rather than deeper aquifers, making them easier and cheaper to dig but more vulnerable to contamination and drought: The shallow wells dried up during the summer months.
Often contrasted with deep wells or artesian wells.
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
- bucketOpen-top carrying vessel
- bucket brigadeHand-to-hand water relay
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- diggingRemoving earth below
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