Package 'artesianwells'

Title: Artesian Well Site Assessment Data
Description: A dataset capturing geospatial, structural, usage, and management characteristics of artesian well sites.
Authors: Emmanuel Mhango [aut, cre] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3197-6244>)
Maintainer: Emmanuel Mhango <[email protected]>
License: CC BY 4.0
Version: 0.1.0
Built: 2026-10-05 16:27:58 UTC
Source: https://github.com/openwashdata/artesianwells

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artesianwells: Artesian Well Site Assessment Data

Description

A dataset capturing geospatial, structural, usage, and management characteristics of artesian well sites

Usage

artesianwells

Format

A tibble with 44 rows and 29 variables

date_submitted

Date when the survey or data entry was submitted

latitude

Latitude coordinate of the surveyed site

longitude

Longitude coordinate of the surveyed site

artesian_well

Indicates whether the location of the artesian well

district

Administrative district where the site is located

traditional_authority

Traditional authority under which the site falls

well_images

Links or filenames of images showing the well

has_structure

Indicates if the well has a surrounding structure

well_structure_type

Type of structure present around the well

well_structure_type_other

Description of structure if Other is selected

can_test_flow

Indicates if a flow test can be conducted at the site

seconds_to_fill_20L

Time in seconds required to fill a 20 liter container

use_of_site

Primary community usage of the water source

other_site_use

Additional uses of the site (if any)

seasonal_unavail

Indicates if the site becomes unavailable during certain seasons

area_photos

Links or filenames of photos showing the broader site area

abstraction_nearby

Indicates if there are other water abstractions near the site

abstraction_count

Number of nearby water abstractions

abs1_name

Name or label of the nearest water abstraction

abs1_latitude

Latitude of the nearest abstraction

abs1_longitude

Longitude of the nearest abstraction

abs1_method

Method used at the nearest abstraction

abs1_region

Region or area where the nearest abstraction is located

recharge_known

Indicates if groundwater recharge source is known

recharge_other

Description of recharge source if Other is selected

river_nearby

Indicates if a river is near the site

has_operator

Indicates if the water point has a designated operator

mgmt_type

Type of management in place for the water source

mgmt_type_other

Type of management in place for the water source if Other is selected

Examples

# Load the dataset
data(artesianwells)

# View the first few rows
head(artesianwells)

# Check dimensions
dim(artesianwells)

# Summary of districts
table(artesianwells$district)