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Tip: from Google Maps, press and hold on the plot, then paste the two numbers shown (for example 7.85, 4.10) or the Plus Code.
Before you buy land: what to check
Get a ground survey before paying for drilling.Sourced
In Nigeria's basement rock areas, electrical resistivity surveys have been used for decades to judge where groundwater is. Study, Applied Water Science 2018
Do not treat a neighbour's success, or a regional map, as a guarantee for your plot.Sourced
Yields differ between sites, and the maps say so themselves. In one BGS test in eastern Nigeria, one of three boreholes held little water and was backfilled. BGS report · BGR/BGS ECOWAS map notes
Ask nearby owners about their boreholes: depth, how much water, and whether it drops in the dry season.SafeZone's advice
Visit in the dry season if you can, or ask how the nearest wells behaved then.SafeZone's advice
Get the water tested after drilling, before anyone drinks it.SafeZone's advice
Keep records of the survey, drilling and test results with your land papers.SafeZone's advice
There is little public groundwater monitoring to lean on. The national network has 43 monitoring points. UN-IGRAC overview
This page gives general information from published sources and visitor reports. It is not hydrogeological, legal or financial advice. Ask a qualified hydrogeologist and a lawyer before you commit money.