Ground Water Plaza

Even in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, most Minnesotan's depend on ground water for their drinking water. Far more water exists underground than in Minnesota's lakes, rivers, and wetlands, but how does water exist underground? Using pristine water from the Science Museum's 300-foot-deep artesian well, fill buckets of water and pour them over samples of bedrock and sediment beneath the Twin Cities that are important sources of ground water. Where does the water go? How can water move through seemingly solid rock? Find out for yourself.