If someone was to travel to the Ogallala Aquifer they would not see anything out of the ordinary. they would be likely to see just the Great Plains. The plains are hot and flat, with structures like farms and windmills. The area is inhabited by animals such as bison, certain rodents, and certain reptiles, and of course humans. This would all be the person would see due to the fact that the Ogallala aquifer is located about 900 feet underground. Although the great plains are almost desolate, the Ogallala aquifer stretches to an astounding 174,000 square miles The Ogallala Aquifer is one of the only sources of water under the hot, dry Great Plains. It is a clean source of water because humans can't polute it underground. The Ogallala Aquifer is a primary source of water to humans on the Great Plains. About half of it has been used up already. Wells are used to bring the water from the aquirfer to the surface where it can be used by humans. A human might visit the Ogallala Aquifer if they were a scientist studying the aquifer, but mostly no one would wist because it's underground and few people know it exists. This place reveals that Earth's water may be hidden or visible, but the Ogallala Aquifer was once massive and now shrinking.
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Hi Piper I liked your post about the Ogallala Aquifer. You explained the importance of the water in the aquifer for people and the animals around that area. I also think what the Ogallala Aquifer reveals about hidden and visible water sources is very interesting. Although we learned about two different topics our topics are some what similar. People can be hurt by both masses of water if the aquifer ran dry and by the strong water in the Roaring Forties. Unlike the Ogallala Aquifer the Roaring Forties is a place where animals and people wouldn't go or live because of the dangers. All in all the Ogallala Aquifer and the Roaring Forties have similarities and differences.
Hi Piper I liked your post about the Ogallala Aquifer. You explained the importance of the water in the aquifer for people and the animals around that area. I learned the Ogallala Aquifer is an important source of water for many people because wells pump water from underground for drinking water and other uses. I also think what the Ogallala Aquifer reveals about hidden and visible water sources is very interesting.
Although we learned about two different topics our topics are some what similar. People can be hurt by both masses of water if the aquifer ran dry and by the strong water in the Roaring Forties. Unlike the Ogallala Aquifer the Roaring Forties is a place where animals and people wouldn't go or live because of the dangers. All in all the Ogallala Aquifer and the Roaring Forties have similarities and differences.
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