FINDING WATER Before You Buy Land
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Many emails from viewers ask us what is the biggest concern to address before starting a homestead. The Answer is making sure you can find water on the land you purchase. Don't purchase land without having multiple sources of water on it.
One easy way to find water on your land is to look for certain trees that require moderate or extreme amounts of water to survive. IF YOU CAN FIND A SYCAMORE on potential land, YOU HAVE WATER and usually lots of it.
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Love how you went straight into it. Hit the point and spoke clearly. I wish all UA-camrs did that.
me too.
This man is correct. I am a second generation water well driller for 30 years in the State of Ohio. I took over my fathers business in 1985 with his 1950 Saunders Cyclone model 40 cable tool rig. My prepper/survivalist mindset always paid attention to what I saw above ground to what my bailings proved what was below.
What do you look for above ground species wise?
How do I find out if there is water on my property?😢 I am not in the mountains.
Awesome I’m in Ohio aswell, do you have an instagram, facebook, or a website? Would love to get in contact with you!
This is an eye-opener. Thanks!
Living in the desert, it never occurred to me that people in lush, forested areas would need to find water sources.
I have heard from a very knowledgeable self-described "hillbilly" that tulip poplar is a very good indicator of springs. I have some at my house and there is a spring there.
Thankyou for this!!
I'm in negotiations for a small (3 acre) homestead, plenty of water. Zach, your information over the last few years has really prepared me for this ... thank you!!!
You're welcome and congrats on finding your little piece of heaven!
When I was growing up we had a well on top a hill and gravity fed it to the house so we always had water pressure with no power or pumping
Where was this,.. ? Should look in the Area,.. that is if its still affordable...
Highly unlikely!!
Good advice :)
Absolutely correct. I learned this from my grandpa. We had a existing well on our home property but we were going to need to drill a new well because the old casing was caving in on it. There was a beautiful sycamore on the other side of the house by the old garage so gramps said to drill there. The existing wells are 100 to 300 feet in the county so we hired a well driller and hit bed rock at 15 foot and at 25 foot we hit more water than the drill rig could pump. That was 45 years ago and the well has a 1 horse submersible pump in it now since the 1/2 horse finally gave up. It can pump to a 3/4 inch line and three hundred feet to the barn and it looks like a fire hose working.
This comment made me to dig a well. I planted like 2000 trees on a piece of land which is a very dry area after 4years a young sycamore tree grew on its own on one part of the land. So I decided to dig a well at that place I hit bedrock at 20feet found water at 28 feet and dug up to 40 feet where I found clay. A nearby well is about 100feet. Thanks
Drink every time he says "sycamore".
I'm drunk
I seen this comment before watching and now I can’t stop laughing! 😭😭
I'm drunk already
😂😂😂
1:45 in and I'm half waisted.
having water and having usable water are two different things
Not necessarily. Water can be distilled. Unless you're referring to contaminated aquifers.
I normally go to Wal-Mart for a case of water, but your idea is COO too
In the southwest, Arizona, and New Mexico we always look for cottonwood trees because they are water trees, the pioneers always followed the trees through the land to be able to find water. The ones that knew anyway
Saw some land in benson az area. I need to find out if it has water or not. Any recommendations?
@@OrimarDez , look for large mesquite trees.
Thats a great idea! I'm in NM and now i know just where to dig.
"Mesquite Trees Threaten Water Table" www.newschannel6now.com/story/16449916/mesquite-trees-threaten-water-table/
You should find groundwater sixty feet or less below a large mesquite tree.
Where I live the beavers like to chew the cottonwood trees down. They grow from the fallen cuttings. Be wary though if you use a chainsaw it will almost instantly dull the blade because of the absorbed minerals.
Another good tree to watch out for is the Weeping Willow. they are always found near plentiful water sources.
Ron Cattrell agree
Weeping willow grows on river banks you moron.
You won't need to look for willows.
You'll be looking at the river
Wow that was positive. Actually I grew a weeping willow from a pup nowhere by water
Matt Barnes
Shut up contrarian
@@mattbarnes494 i see weeping willows all over not directly on or near a river... Why so disrespectful, you are in the wrong community if THIS is how you treat people.
Totally solid advice, I always tell my wife when we drive around the country side that the bigger the trees the closer the water source, it's common sense but like you said, overlooked by many.
You are in the South and East for sycamores. In the West and Pacific NW, we look for alders, willows, cascara, and hemlocks (small pines), all softwoods. Yes, notice the trees on the land, and they will tell you the geology, hydrology, and soil ph of the area. You have the option with the sycamore limbs (bowed down, not the trunk) to tap into that tree for sugar syrup. Less % sugar content than sugar maple, but 400 gallons/day is nothing to sneeze at. Or tapping a sycamore limb will also provide emergency sterilize survival water.
John Lord ...we also look for wild grape vines. You cut the vine and there's usually a ton of water to drink. It's like a small faucet!
But to me that doesn't look like a sycamore bark at all. This is more like it commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Platanus_wrightii_bark.jpg
I think people use Cascara for if your constipated if it's Cascara Segrada. Also Willow bark is used to relieve pain.
Good stuff.
Peace of Lord Jesus upon you and yours
You are so right. Water is essential. On the land that I bought I got a well for drinking water, a cold water hole to water my garden and also a creek that I dont use right now. Water is important.
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Water is Everything.
well thats pretty obvious
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Hi Zac. Have thought of drilling for water up on yr hill and pumping it into a holding tank and creating a gravity feed system for yr houses?
THESE are the tips i'm looking for, why is that such a scarcity of these infos on the net? :(
I have a plethora of sycamores on my property, which happens to be on top of a mountain. The water is plentiful where they reside. Great video! 👍🏼
great info thanks I always thought i had to hire me a guy with a wye twig to look for water in every land i would look at lol now i know this is why i love youtube you learn things
This would have been good information before we purchased 25 acres. But it wouldn't have helped us much because our land was timbered before we found it. Still quite a few nice trees and lots of small ones that will thrive now that they have room to. Luckily we have two existing wells, a beautiful creek and a natural spring that bubbles up. Can't wait to start developing it. We have to sell our current home up north first.
We have been taking your advice and few other youtubers advice and we've walked away from a few possibilities because of no water. And our "professional" connections said we made good choices. Better invest couple hundred now, then be out literally thousands.
What is the couple hundred you're investing by just looking at trees?
Well, travel costs, research costs... dunno what else...
Meanwhile in Australia... if you have Melaleucas or Paperbarks you got water.
Thank you- I never knew that.
One of the best, most straight-forward and easy to understand videos on this topic, well done! Very glad to be a subscriber.
I'm considering buying a property that has a stream that just touches the corner of the parcel. The stream rolls thru a state forest, the property borders the state forest, meaning I could just walk over the boundary into the state forest to use the water, but Im thinking technically that is not allowed nor desirable....Would digging a well on the property just 15 feet or so from the stream be a good idea or a silly idea ?
Where I live in the southwest, our Sycamore trees have smooth bark...
They will have some rough bark, but it peels away as it grows leaving a light almost white and grey mottled, smooth bark underneath. Leaves turn colors in the fall and drop in the winter. They can grow 40-50 feet tall. I love the sycamores especially in the west where we don’t have a lot of trees that turn fall colors. Makes it feel and look like we get 4 seasons!
@@dreamzofhorses That's right--there is some rough bark. Thanks!
Very useful information thank you.
I just love this guy. When things start hitting the fan in this world (and you know what I mean by that...)this man will be ready!
Another good method of finding water is a survey of the land Knowing water trails and underground Spring water connections
I live in Northern Onatiro. And Canada was well known for it's fresh clean water I took my time and searched Land plots and Trails of natural spring water After a year and a half Land come up for sale cheap from a bank which had a trickel of water running off a rock slope Dril (Water is continuous spring water underground river) and water test (coliforms and E. coli, faecal ) - 0. Salts Minerals metals etc The Test results amazed the guy giving me the report "Your water is beter then getting it off a 10,000 year old iceberg It's the best result i seen yet" I bought the land ( 2.5 Arces which backs into Crown land ) 2 Kms from a lake with Trout and bass and a few others Moose Deer Bear Beaver Wild Blueberries. This spring i plan on buying 3 shipping containers 52 High and a basement foundation. The only down side is I have to pay out of pocket for a few Voltage lines / pole to be installed as it's off the Hydro line
Is it possible to gain about 2 metre head and drive your own turbine from your water - that will negate the need for voltage lines ad make you completely off grid?
Awesome video! We will be buying land in Idaho in the next few months for our off grid homestead and this a great tip! Thank you!!!!!
Be wary of fire trap pine forests in Idaho...research it out!
THANKS FOR TIP, today I learned something new
No , not a sycamore tree. Not what ours look like any way, maybe another species .
Great, helpful info. I have seen those huge maple-looking leaves. Now I know :)
Great tip. My property has no sycamore trees, but it is surrounded by wet lands, a swamp and a lake nearby. So plenty of water nearby.
I usually look at tree branches to see where the the water is flowing. (a gentle dip means a little water, several layers of branches turned down means more water, though in town, where I live, it usually means water pipes). I knew larger trees indicated water, but I didn't think to look for sycamores. Thanks for the info!
Terri S u
Nothing wrong with hugging a tree.
I just discovered your site and am enjoying the information and the production Sorry that we ignorant stupid people like the one who made the comment about cutting the tree down and showing complete lack of respect for language or people. Keep up the good work
Umm, those look like sycamore leaves, but that sure isn't sycamore bark.
That baffled me as well.
i never knew that about the tree...thank you that has changed 3 properties i was looking at
That is NOT a sycamore. Wow...
What does pinion pine, cactus, and sagebrush tell ya...your screwed unless your spending 10K on drilling a well.
Thank you for this tip!
Great idea we are going looking for land this weekend thank you for your advice. We need more videos from wiser men.
Interesting ! Thanks for sharing
Awesome! Makes sense! Thank you! I will pass on this info.
👍Very helpful, thanks
Absolutely. If you don't have water you will only enjoy your land for three days...then die of thirst. Thanks Zac!
In WA state you need a water right just because property was sub divided does not mean you purchased a water right. Many areas the Sr water rights have all been acquired. You must used a water right to keep it. In coastal regions you may have fresh water on top of sea water. You can punch thru your fresh water and polite your well with salt water. I also have 80 acres of trees stunted at 110' because of hardpan. Other property with hardpan at 16' below that is gravel. But 60" annual rainfall. Other property 150" of rainfall. That property has cedar surface water. Many local areas habe iron in water very expensive to filter to make drinking water. The source looks like tea. stains your clothes. Btw one property had western red cedar 10'-12' diameter. Fyi
Zac, This is a good video! Great info but have just one question, maybe 2...How deep do you or would you expect to find water near a Sycamore tree and in a related question what is the depth of the tap root on a tree that size??? I would expect the tree to "draw up" water from the ground but you said it could process hundreds of gallons a day! would that not require it to be in a water source of some kind???? Just had these questions hit me while watching. Thanks for your help and clarification!
Yes ... The water source is probably a spring or underground river ... Could also be a seep which is a spring but not in a narrow stream of water .more like a general upwelling considering the other tres in the area ... And the lack of a creek or stream ... A seep that reaches the surface is more of a big wet spot or mud patch ... Maybe with a few trickle spots spaced out ...
Interesting video - how accurate is it that a sycamore means water is present? I got the following description from a database on trees "The sycamore tree has certain growth characteristics. This tree thrives in rich, moist soil and is frequently seen growing along rivers, streams and lakes. However, this hardy tree can also grow in drought conditions."
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Learn all the water using tree varieties. Different in different parts of the country. My identifier was a well the county drilled. But water is barely useable (for people) w dilution. Do your homework and good video.
ok just subed. what kind of mill? Just sold our frick 00. now in the process of building a band mill. we moved from florida to Wv less taxes. now we are off the grid except nat. gas and net. Nice job you appear to be doing.good luck. Al
Great site, I'll be watching more! I'm trying to get a life again but with ptsd, on top of keeping a full time mind set to prep. Plus I'm trying to get out of city drama and go more self reliant as EVERY person needs to do where can. But my priority is trying to find good land even if small plot. Thanks I'll be back!
400-500-600 gallons a day for a tree? Not all comes from the roots. But that is crap load of water buddy....PER DAY???
Nice video and thank for the good information to knowledge...👍
sip a drink for every time he says SYCAMORE TREE
this is the biggest crock of shit. I have been a hydrologist for 15 years and you should NEVER determine ground water (which is several hundred feet down in blue shales or mudstone) by the trees growing in the soil. I mean what?
How much sycamore does a sycamore sycamore if a sycamore can’t sycamore sycamore........
..........sycamore.
Yes make if you can that you find water, Learn how to dowse for water. i located my well and the driller said I was getting 3 to 4 hundred gallons per min. He said he could not pull it down and than my cousin next door thought he could tap into my water and had the driller drill next to mine and he did not try to find water he thought if I had such a good well he would be able to get some and when he drilled his well and deeper than I went all he got was 12 gallons a min and it was suffer water and it smells like dead eggs. So you never know but learn or get a person that can show you or just learn on your own. Good Luck.
I inherited three acres of land with an intermittent stream that parallels the main road. There is a sycamore next to the stream, naturally. There is a cluster of seven oak trees up from the stream about 150 feet. About 200 feet from the oaks and same distance from the stream is a monstrous Sweetgum tree. Is there a chance of finding water around those locations?
Got it! if im looking for water on land, i need to find a sycamore tree on the property
Hey Zach, do you think "water dowsing" is against the Torah? I haven't found anything specific other than when Moses struck the rock with his rod and got water.
Now you need to do a video on how to know if you have water on your land when you live in a desert.
Great video Zac, some great information. Those leaves, pods and the tops of the trees you showed are definitely sycamore. I live in Southern IL and the one you were standing in front of looked more like a post oak to me. Perhaps I'm wrong and would feel better if I saw the whole tree. Regardless, thanks for that bit of common sense.
Wow. I've never heard anyone repeat themselves so much in such a short time. Nearly every sentence is comprised mostly of words he said in the previous sentence.
😯
It’s a American Sycamore, a London Plane Sycamore has the smooth flaking trunk.
Play a drinking game and take a shot when he says sycamore tree… I’m doing it and I’m about to pass out Wahahahaha
Thanks for the Sycamore and maple tree information for possible heavy water locations. Thank you Zach.
SYCAMORES grow like weeds on our homestead.
The land tells it story Both past and present to anyone who is willing to listen. Great advice!
You remind me of my dad. He knew all kinds of things like this. Where are you all located & do you help others locate/find land that would be suitable for their goals?
Any tips when buying land in the southwest, AZ or NM for signs of water or other things to look for/avoid? Wife and i have started checking into land and have found a few plots around 60-100 acres and plan on visiting for a walk around soon. Thanks!
Rob Michetti In desert locations look for Cottonwood trees they have a deep tap root. While it's deep it's there.
I wish I had my own land. Lol, I am a slave.
andreas351 if you keep flooding your atmosphere with this sort of info, it becomes apart of you. It's inevitable, you'll start to think on how and what changes that need to be made to get to this point or better. As they say, no one can stop you but you!
Indeed!
If you think it, it will become reality, but you have to believe it first.
Baron Owning land makes you a slave as well, you just change masters.
+maritimer Man - Good one! He forgot Taxes! LOL
maritimer Man
As long as we pay real estate taxes, we are not free. If you do not pay the taxes yearly, what would happen to your home and land?
We are all owned, our forefathers warned us about this
I had a question, i will admit that I haven't looked through your whole channel yet, but I was wondering what you do for bathing.
I am looking to homestead and one of my needs is to have hot water without electricity for a shower.
I will continue looking through your channel to see if you have already made a video on this, but if I cannot find it, i would appreciate some guidance on this matter. :D
Thank you.
closed loop water heating where a small pump circulates water between a water heater tank and a water solar panel.
Gas water heater,
electric solar panels where the panels heat up an electric water heater. You can buy 300/600 watt heat elements for a water heater for an 12 volt/24 volt/48 volt nominal solar panel system.
your family uses 30 gallons of water per day, when was the last time you took a shower.
Or # 3 ...I am high on mushrooms and listening to the tree's heart ♥ beat .
Be careful, talk to neighbors, make sure the water is good before you buy :) Trees can drink water we might not be able to. It would stink to get into a property and the well water you get isn't good. It has happened more than a few times, not likely but possible.
+Nat TheProjectGuy - We're @ 2018 - Even the Ocean can turned into drinkable Water. I guessed you've never heard of Filters... LOL
Nat TheProjectGuy ñ
I would bet that hilltop water is clean unless there is some nearby and upwind atmospheric source of contamination.
Water doesn't flow uphill.
+Ric Havic - Our Water flows up hill here... It's called "Water Tower ", LMFAO !!!
30 gallons of water a day? thats alot of water. what you do with 30 gallons of water. i know your not drinking all of it.
Drinking, bathing, laundry, cooking, etc. Not counting animals.
Oh ok then, you have animals. its just me. and i use about 10 gallons a day. sometimes not even that. do laundry once a week. most of the water i use is for showering for 2 mins. army/camp style shower. (turn water on get wet, water off, soap up, rinse off.) i fill up one gallon water jugs if i say use only 8 gallons of water that day. have 2 extra gallons of water for a day i need it. cooking, drinking. while im on city water i only pay about $15 to 20 a month on my water bill.
Chakat Nightsparkle
There's this thing that most clean people do daily, it's called a Shower, usually done with bar soap and warm water, maybe you outta look into it, Google it sometime
Dancing Spiderman before you think you burn someone with a dumbass comment. READ their post. They mentioned showering.. "2 min military/ camp style"....
Nothing better in your life, huh? Sad.
What about depth of the water that those trees pull; from? Does this tell you that you could put in a shallow well?
Poplars and willow trees too . . . off the top of my head. There are probably others.
Legend says he died after his head died after not saying sycamore for a whole 30secs :o
I love Zack, and all his video's 😊
so should i plum a 1" pvc pipe into trunk or what??
EXCELLENT....never crossed my mind to connect water to the trees.....i feel somehow...unworthy...lol....thanks..this info will help me locate the water on my new property....kudos
Dude wasn't that poison ivy growing up that tree??
Thanks for sharing your information, knowledge, insight, and experience in your video. It is appreciated.
great video zach
they are in the maple family!!
Are you guys alright? We've been praying for you.
Great video. Learned something new today. Thanks!
Bill Callahan agree
Can you have someone
Make this with spanish subtitles?
Thank you
For sharing your video.👍🙏🏼
Very educational THANKS
Another awesome video with great advise. We've got water on our homestead:)
Are the Sycamores still there? Seems like they are water hogs :-)
That's exactly what I wanted to know , thank you
Thank you!!!
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what other trees means water is neer
Was it me or did he repeat the sycamore deal dozens of times ?