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title: Water Wells Overlay
description: Learn about the Water Wells Overlay, including the definition, benefits, tips, coverage and update frequency.
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# Water Wells Overlay

## Learn about the Water Wells Overlay, including the definition, benefits, tips, coverage and update frequency.

Available with any of the following [subscriptions](https://id.land/pricing): 

- All plans

#### Definition

A water well is a man-made structure drilled or dug into the ground to access groundwater for various purposes such as drinking, irrigation or industrial use. This layer represents water well data from state agencies. 

![Water wells On Map](https://support.id.land/hs-fs/hubfs/Water_wells.png?width=670&height=692&name=Water_wells.png)

#### Key Benefits

This layer is a useful tool for land speculation, livestock planning and homesite selection.

**Tip:**  Click on any well icon to see information about state well numbers, well depths and yields, pipe diameters and pump types.

**Limitations:** 

- Some wells may not have any additional data.
- Data accuracy and precision varies with each state agency.
- This layer should be used for reference only. Users should be cautious of potential temporal lags in updates, omissions and positional precision errors.

#### Coverage

Colorado, Nevada, Montana, California, Idaho, Kentucky, Missouri, New York, Tennessee, Texas

#### Update Frequency

Annual

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