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- A hole or shaft drilled into the earth to get water or other underground substances. A bored, drilled, or driven shaft, or a dug hole, whose depth is greater than the largest surface dimension and whose purpose is to reach underground water supplies or oil, or to store or bury fluids below ground.
Bureau of Reclamation - Cite This Source - This Definition - ATV, Conjunctive use, Existing ground, Ground water table, Harrow, Leachate, Mulch, Observation well, Offstream uses, Original ground (surface), Seep, spring, Sprinkler irrigation, Terrain, topography, Withdrawal, yield