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The quality of the well water can be significantly increased by lining the well, sealing the well head, fitting a self-priming hand pump, constructing an apron, ensuring the area is kept clean and free from stagnant water and animals, moving sources of contamination (pit latrines, garbage pits, on-site sewer systems) and carrying out hygiene ...
Montezuma Well (Yavapai: ʼHakthkyayva), a detached unit of Montezuma Castle National Monument, [1] is a natural limestone sinkhole near the town of Lake Montezuma, Arizona, through which some 1,500,000 US gallons (5,700,000 L; 1,200,000 imp gal) of water emerge each day from an underground spring. It is located about 11 miles (18 km) northeast ...
The architect-engineer Antonio da Sangallo the Younger surrounded the central well shaft with two helical ramps in a double helix, accessed by two separate doors that allowed teams of donkeys to carry empty water vessels downward and full water vessels upward without having to cross paths by using the same staircase, and creating a continuous ...
Make a wish. Toss a coin into the water. ... Over 70 finely crafted clay vessels were unearthed from the well, with photos showing the decorated cups, pots and bowls. Experts noted these ceramics ...
The Big Well is a large historic water well in Greensburg, Kansas, United States. Visitors enter the well for a fee, descending an illuminated stairway to the bottom of the well. Visitors enter the well for a fee, descending an illuminated stairway to the bottom of the well.
The lower half is in the bedrock. Between the alluvium and the bedrock is a 1 ⁄ 2-metre (1 ft 8 in) section of permeable weathered rock, lined with stone, and it is this section that provides the main water entry into the well. Water in the well comes from absorbed rainfall in the Wadi Ibrahim, as well as run-off from the local hills.
Pages in category "Water wells in the United States" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Water wells by country (8 C) H. Holy wells (5 C, 12 P) S. Stepwells (2 C, 1 P) W. Well-related accidents and incidents (1 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Water wells"