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  2. Artesian well - Wikipedia

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    A well drilled into such an aquifer is called an artesian well. [1] If water reaches the ground surface under the natural pressure of the aquifer, the well is termed a flowing artesian well. [2] [3] Fossil water aquifers can also be artesian if they are under sufficient pressure from the surrounding rocks, similar to how many newly tapped oil ...

  3. List of artesian wells in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Artesian Well Park, Salt Lake City, Utah; Harundale, Maryland well; Hornsby, Tennessee wells including one at Hornsby Elementary School; Ludowici Well, Ludowici, Georgia; Maka Yusota, Savage, Minnesota; McConnell Springs Park, Lexington, Kentucky; Olympia Brewery, Olympia, Washington (see Olympia Brewing Company#Use of artesian water) Polk ...

  4. Pryor Avenue Iron Well - Wikipedia

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    The Pryor Avenue Iron Well, or Iron Well, is an early artesian water well located in the Bay View Historic District of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was built in 1882 and named for its high iron content. Originally water naturally flowed from the pressurized aquifer below. The original hand pump is now replaced with an electric pump.

  5. Well - Wikipedia

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    production or pumping wells, are large diameter (greater than 15 cm in diameter) cased (metal, plastic, or concrete) water wells, constructed for extracting water from the aquifer by a pump (if the well is not artesian).

  6. List of aquifers in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Aquifers of the United States Withdrawal rates from the Ogallala Aquifer.. This is a list of some aquifers in the United States.. Map of major US aquifers by rock type. An aquifer is a geologic formation, a group of formations, or a part of a formation that contains sufficient saturated permeable material to yield significant quantities of water to groundwater wells and springs.

  7. Well Number 5 - Wikipedia

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    Two people filling water containers at Well Number 5. Well Number 5, also called 164th Street Artesian Well, is an artesian well in North Lynnwood, Washington at Swamp Creek. The well puts out between 10–50 US gallons (38–189 L; 8.3–41.6 imp gal) per minute. [a]

  8. Floridan aquifer - Wikipedia

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    Water under artesian pressure soars from a well tapping the Floridan aquifer system in southern Georgia. Comparison of hydrogeologic terminology used for the Floridan aquifer system. In 1936, geologist Victor Timothy (V.T.) Stringfield first identified the existence of the Floridan Aquifer in peninsular Florida and referred to the carbonate ...

  9. Edwards Aquifer - Wikipedia

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    Edwards and Trinity Aquifers map. The Edwards Aquifer is one of the most prolific artesian aquifers in the world. [2] Located on the eastern edge of the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas, it is the source of drinking water for two million people, and is the primary water supply for agriculture and industry in the aquifer's region.