Symbol and Assurance :: The Great Artesian Basin
Fiona Lake, author, photographer and blogger writes, "In Australia a windmill is an image of life and prosperity. Much of inland Australia has no permanent surface water so during the annual dry season it would not be possible for animals, birds or people to live there if it were not for the supply of good quality underground water. Windmills are a very efficient, environmentally friendly way of pumping life-giving water to the surface." [www.fionalake.com.au/fiona-lake-mckindlay]
"The Great Artesian Basin is the world’s largest artesian water basin, covering 22% of Australia. It ranges from just 100m underground to more than 3km."
Windmills have been used for 150 years in inland Queensland to access sub-artesian water raising it to the surface or to store artesian water in turkey-nest dams in order to reticulate water by gravity flow to water troughs on grazing properties.
Symbol and Assurance :: The Great Artesian Basin
Fiona Lake, author, photographer and blogger writes, "In Australia a windmill is an image of life and prosperity. Much of inland Australia has no permanent surface water so during the annual dry season it would not be possible for animals, birds or people to live there if it were not for the supply of good quality underground water. Windmills are a very efficient, environmentally friendly way of pumping life-giving water to the surface." [www.fionalake.com.au/fiona-lake-mckindlay]
"The Great Artesian Basin is the world’s largest artesian water basin, covering 22% of Australia. It ranges from just 100m underground to more than 3km."
Windmills have been used for 150 years in inland Queensland to access sub-artesian water raising it to the surface or to store artesian water in turkey-nest dams in order to reticulate water by gravity flow to water troughs on grazing properties.