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Ranney well

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Ranney well [′ran·ē ‚wel]
(civil engineering)
A well that has a center caisson with horizontal perforated pipes extending radially into an aquifer; particularly applicable to the development of thin aquifers at shallow depths.


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Water would seep from the river into the so-called Ranney wells and could then be pumped up through a tunnel to the Los Alamos water system, Arrowsmith said.
 
 
 
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