Sub-Saharan life...

...while you wouldn't know it by the river (although 4.5' approximately less depth).
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Water for base of the barn lawns (fire control) as well as fill up the 1000Litre water tank for outdoors.
And hopefully help the water table in immediate area (unlikely).  There just has not been the rain... and the heat doesn't let up for long.
--- gasoline pump 450Litres per minute at max throttle.