magic_cartoon t1_j6etsfl wrote on January 29, 2023 at 9:11 PM Reply to comment by r2k-in-the-vortex 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 There is a lot of groundwater in different types of bedrocks, and largest aquifers are usually consist of sediment bedrock like limestones. Permalink Parent 32
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Reply to comment by r2k-in-the-vortex 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
There is a lot of groundwater in different types of bedrocks, and largest aquifers are usually consist of sediment bedrock like limestones.