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There is a significant deep water aquifer under the Mojave Desert. It is known as the Morongo Ground Water Basins and comprise a large share of the groundwater in the area.
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Do people obtain groundwater by drilling a well through an aquifer?
Yes, they are. However, many wells are having to be redrilled due to the drop of water levels.
How does a aquifer recharge?
Groundwater recharge, or deep drainage, is the process in which water percolates from the surface down into the groundwater supplies. Recharge does occur naturally, but it can also be achieved through anthropogenic methods, called artificial recharge. In artificial recharge, surface water is rerouted to the subsurface. This is normally done by creating "dug-wells", which are very wide wells that are used to allow water to percolate into the ground at a much faster pace. This is commonly performed in areas with depleted groundwater levels, such as India.
How important are aquifers?
An aquifer is a body of saturated rock through which water can easily move. It is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials from which groundwater can be extracted using a water well. Aquifers are important in human habitation and agriculture. Deep aquifers in arid areas have long been water sources for irrigation. Many villages and even large cities draw their water supply from wells in aquifers.
How often do water wells dry up?
They are supposed to be dug deep enough to supply a constant source of water. however they will dry up if the water table falls below the depth of the well. This can happen if water is sucked form the well too fast (draw-down issue), if there is a prolonged regional drought (catchment/replenishment issue) and if too many wells are dug into the aquifer (over extraction issue).
What texture is desert soil?
The desert soil texture actually comes in many differents sizes. It really all depends on how deep the dirt is and where it is located.
Where is all the water in the desert?
Most of the water in a desert is deep underground in aquifers.
How deep is the sand in the Mojave Desert?
It varies but much of the desert is simply rock, or soil baked into a hard surface. However, the Kelso Dunes in the Mojave National Preserve have reached a height of up to 650 feet (200 meters). This is an unusually large sand formation.
Can you ever run out of water?
Yes, of course, or there would be no deserts. It does rain sometimes even in a desert, but not enough to sustain much plant life. If you dig deep enough, even in a desert, you will find damp earth and may even find an underground aquifer, and there will be some life forms there. Potable (drinkable) water is scarcer and you can run out of that a lot faster.
What is the difference between shallow well and deep well?
The common misconception is that the difference between a shallow well and a deep well is the depth to which you dig to hit water. While this may be true in some cases, this isn't the basis of classification. A shallow well is one where the primary source of water is an unconfined aquifer and a deep well is one which is fueled by a confined aquifer.
What are some limitations of a well water supply?
The amount of water that is removed from the aquifer can diminish the supply. In some areas near my home, numerous chicken and mink farms have lowered the aquifer enough that many people have had to lower their pumps in deep wells.
Can a desert tortoise drown in water?
Yes, a tortoise can drown if the water is too deep.
What do you dig to find water?
You can dig a simple well to reach groundwater. You can dig really deep to find an aquifer, a permeable rock layer that holds underground water.
Do people obtain groundwater by drilling a well through an aquifer?
Yes, they are. However, many wells are having to be redrilled due to the drop of water levels.
Is the water in the desert underground?
Yes. Really, really deep though!
Why do trees in desert have long roots?
To reach water deep down
What is an aquifer?
"An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing rock.Pretty much its a rock, such as limestone, which is fairly deep under the ground where people can get water.
What is a sentence for the word aquifer?
The artesian aquifer lies deep below the earth's surface. "Don't go down to the aquifer," warned Dr. Warren. "The last couple who went didn't come back!"
