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Water Dowsing

U.S. Geological Survey

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Water Dowsing

One of the major responsibilities of the U.S. Geological Survey is to assess the quantity and quality of the Nation's surface-and ground-water supplies. The Survey's Water Resources Division, in cooperation with other Federal, State, and local agencies, maintains a nationwide hydrologic data network and carries out water-resource and hydrologic investigations.

Numerous general inquiries concerning water resources and hydrology are directed to the Survey, which has prepared a number of "popular publications" to help answer such requests. As part of that group of publications, this leaflet was prepared to answer some of the most frequently asked questions about the subject of water dowsing and is not intended to make editorial comment on dowsing or its practitioners.

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