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A player near a well.

A well is a man-made structure tunneling down an aquifer for water extracting purposes.

As of build 41, wells can only be found only outside of the cities. There are several known wells:

The first is located at a farm to the northwest of Muldraugh.
The second is located at the farm directly south of the first well.
The third is located at the cabin in the western woods, north of the lumberyard.

Uses

After 0-30 in-game days the city's water supply will shut down, and the water appliances found throughout Knox Country will be limited to whatever remains inside their reservoirs. From that point survivors must rely on either wells, rain, natural bodies of water, or stockpiled and looted beverages. As of Build 41, the well provides an unlimited amount of water without drying up or freezing, offering a limitless supply of water for survivors who choose to base nearby.

Vs plumbing

With the introduction of the Plumbing mechanic, the utility of wells for mass purified water is debatable.

While plumbing can only draw from reservoirs, a full rain barrel provides 400 units of water which can easily supply a survivor until the next rainfall. Additionally the survivor can connect up to 8 rain barrels to a Bathtub the floor below for use as a as a reservoir. During the warmer months it can be difficult to imagine needing the unlimited water a well provides, however the lack of rain in the winter can make the well an excellent source of water during

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 ==Uses==
-After some time, the city's water supply will run out. When the [[Plumbing|water appliances]] found throughout [[Knox Country]] no longer work, a survivor must rely on either wells, [[Rain Collector Barrel|rain]], a body of water, or whatever [[Food#Drink|beverages]] the survivor has stockpiled. As of build 41, the well provides unlimited amount of water and never dried out or freezes, so building a safehouse around it can prove to be beneficial.
+After 0-30 in-game days the city's water supply will shut down, and the [[Plumbing|water appliances]] found throughout [[Knox Country]] will be limited to whatever remains inside their reservoirs. From that point survivors must rely on either wells, [[Rain Collector Barrel|rain]], natural bodies of water, or stockpiled and looted [[Food#Drink|beverages]]. As of Build 41, the well provides an unlimited amount of water without drying up or freezing, offering a limitless supply of water for survivors who choose to base nearby.
 ==Vs plumbing==
 With the introduction of the [[Plumbing]] mechanic, the utility of wells for mass purified water is debatable.
-While plumbing can only draw from the reservoirs, even a single full rain barrel at 400 units gives plenty for normal use between rainfall. Couple that with the ability to have up to 8 rain barrels feeding one [[Bathtub]] and that bathtub able to work as a reservoir for an item the floor below, and it is difficult to imagine needing the unlimited water a well provides.
+While plumbing can only draw from reservoirs, a full rain barrel provides 400 units of water which can easily supply a survivor until the next rainfall. Additionally the survivor can connect up to 8 rain barrels to a [[Bathtub]] the floor below for use as a as a reservoir. During the warmer months it can be difficult to imagine needing the unlimited water a well provides, however the lack of [[rain]] in the [[winter]] can make the well an excellent source of water during
 ==See also==