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old ugly
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# Posted: 8 Jun 2016 08:34pm
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me and dog were at our new property today, found a wet spot so I poked the shovel down about a foot. I could see a trickle of water coming in. I opened up the hole a bit deeper and wider. I came back about a half hour later and the water is flowing to the top of the hole.
if this turns out to be a constant source of water how would I turn it into a well?
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Littlecooner
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# Posted: 8 Jun 2016 10:28pm
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Sound like you found yourself a small spring on your new property. Wow. Just start by digging it out with a shovel or post hole diggers and see how much flow you are receiving. In my part of the world we are having a very, very dry spring season and this discovery here at this time would mean a lot of water in the normal wet season and the winter months.
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Just
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# Posted: 8 Jun 2016 10:32pm - Edited by: Just
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Sand point well driven in the ground with a metal post driver. must have sandy soil . a 10 ft well for less than 100$ google "sand point well .
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old ugly
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# Posted: 14 Jun 2016 11:03pm
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I ran a garden hose down the bank and let it syphon. I was back there today and its still going, it has been running out the hose for 4 days now.
I guess the real test will be later in the summer to see if it dries up.
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Littlecooner
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# Posted: 15 Jun 2016 08:09am
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interesting article and should provide some baseline to think about in making your find into a well.
http://inspectapedia.com/water/Hand_Dug_Well_Construction.php
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