Tag:man_made=water_well
 man_made = water_well
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A structural facility to access ground water, created by digging or drilling. 
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A 
water well is a structural facility created to access ground water from an aquifer. It is a vertical or sometimes horizontal excavation, shaft or structure created in the ground by digging, driving, boring or drilling. The subsurface water is usually drawn by pumping or raising containers, such as buckets.
How to map
Place a node 
at the location of the water well or draw an area 
and use man_made=water_well. You can also name it with name=*.
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name
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A name | Name |
operator
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Operator name | Operator of the Well |
drinking_water
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yes/no
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Indication whether a feature provides drinking water |
ref
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A reference | Number |
pump
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powered/manual/no
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Whether the well has a pump and how this is powered |
pump_mechanism
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- | Available pump mechanism on the well |
pump:style
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modern/historic
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pump:status
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ok/locked/broken/missing_beam
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The condition of the pump |
mechanical_driver
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electric_motor,combustion_engine...
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Available driver to operate the pump |
handle
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lever,wheel...
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Available handle to operate a manual pumping mean on the well |
Rendering
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 (man_made=water_well)  (man_made=water_well + pump=manual) (man_made=water_well + pump=powered)  (man_made=water_well + drinking_water=yes)
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Examples
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Shadoof / Sweep Well |
Possible tagging mistakes
See also
pump=*– Specifies how the water is drawn from the wellpump_mechanism=*– Precise pumping mechanisms classificationmechanical_driver=*– Precise motion source classification for pumpsman_made=spring_box– A structure built for catching groundwater from a natural spring for water supplyman_made=water_works– Water treatment for drinking waterman_made=water_tower– Storage container for drinking waterman_made=wastewater_plant– Sewage treatment for wastewaterman_made=petroleum_well– Oil wellman_made=pumping_stationman_made=windpump– Pump that is operated with wind forceamenity=fountain– A fountain for cultural / decorative / recreational purposes.amenity=watering_place– Water for animalsamenity=drinking_water– Drinking water for humansnatural=spring– Water flows to the surface of the earth from undergroundplace_of_worship=holy_well– A well or spring considered sacred in some religions- Proposed_features/water_network
- Water wells in Berlin