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To: goodwithagun; Abathar
Look up "water table".

Better yet, here it is:

"Dowsing" and "Water Witching" 'work' because anywhere you dig will (in most situations) hit the water table.

15 posted on 07/02/2014 6:41:21 AM PDT by BwanaNdege ( "For those who have fought for it, Life bears a savor the protected will never know")
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To: BwanaNdege

Nope, out neighbor drilled 2 wells at over 150’ once and were bone dry, never got a drop moved 100’ over towards the valley and hit good water at 40’. Too many people around here have no water at all on there property for that picture to be true in all places.


21 posted on 07/02/2014 6:44:30 AM PDT by Abathar (Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
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To: BwanaNdege
"Dowsing" and "Water Witching" 'work' because anywhere you dig will (in most situations) hit the water table.

Bingo.... In my neighbourhood of about 200 homes, all have their own wells and generally, the elevation is fairly flat. I've become the unofficial 'well and water supply consultant' for our neighbourhood association and as such, I have a copy of the well drilling records for about 90% of these wells. When these wells were installed, each hit water at about 95 feet deep so what would be the point of walking around with two sticks or wires? The aquifer beneath our feet is basically as flat as a pancake. As for the stories here about using this method to accurately locate underground leaks that are closer to surface, there might be a logical scientific explanation.... but I suspect that the person doing it has other experience factors that come into play on this.

40 posted on 07/02/2014 6:56:25 AM PDT by hecticskeptic (In life it is important to know what you believeÂ….and more importantly, why you believe it.)
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To: BwanaNdege

Absolutely correct.


51 posted on 07/02/2014 7:12:24 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: BwanaNdege

Witching is not ONLY finding water but finding the best spot for a strong well. You can dig and find water for a well but getting a good pressure on the well is another thing.


101 posted on 07/02/2014 11:11:13 AM PDT by gopheraj
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