There is water somewhere beneath your feet no matter where on Earth you live. Groundwater starts as precipitation, just as surface water does, and once water penetrates the ground, it continues moving, sometimes quickly and sometimes very slowly.
I'm not sure about the other questions tho. But when my parents were building their house they hired a "water witch" and she did the dowsing and found a spring where they put their well house.
I know that water dowsing is controversial but that's just my experience.
ButterMyBean t1_j6dyf9a wrote
Reply to Eli5....can you dig a well anywhere and hit water...and how did the early ranchers in the West know where to dig for water. Especially in the really dry areas? by pinkshrinkrn
There is water somewhere beneath your feet no matter where on Earth you live. Groundwater starts as precipitation, just as surface water does, and once water penetrates the ground, it continues moving, sometimes quickly and sometimes very slowly.
I'm not sure about the other questions tho. But when my parents were building their house they hired a "water witch" and she did the dowsing and found a spring where they put their well house.
I know that water dowsing is controversial but that's just my experience.