difference between deep and shallow well?

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difference between deep and shallow well?..

Answer / anupa

depth<5m shallow
depth>5m deep

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difference between deep and shallow well?..

Answer / ugo

shallow well water is obtained above the first impervious layer while the deep well water is gotten below the first impervious later.
shallow wells yield moderately hard water unlike deep wells.
shallow well gets grossly contaminated unlike deep wells
shallow well is about 2-3m into the aquifier

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difference between deep and shallow well?..

Answer / engr imran khan

i have read that deep well get water from confined
aquifier, while the other from unconfined aquifier

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difference between deep and shallow well?..

Answer / sathesh.b.nama

SHALLOW FOUNDATION IS NOTHING BUT THE DEPTH OF FOUNDATION IS LESS THAN / EQUAL TO TWICE THE WIDTH OF THE FOUNDATION......WHERE AS THE DEEP FOUNDATION IS THAT THE DEPTH OF THE FOUNDATION WHEN MORE THAN TWICE THE WIDTH OF THE FOUNDATION.....

SHALLOW FOUNDATION : D =/< 2W
DEEP FOUNDATION : D > 2W....

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difference between deep and shallow well?..

Answer / anirudh

if the width of foundation is equal to r less than depth then it is shallow foundation

if the depth of foundation is greatr than width then it is called deep foundation

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difference between deep and shallow well?..

Answer / arsh

shallow well =can not give more than 5 litres per second

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difference between deep and shallow well?..

Answer / viswanadhamklvs

The answer given by Er. Imran Khan is more relevant and
correct in this context