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[[Image:InfiltrationWell.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Infiltration well in Madagascar. Eric Fewster, BushProof.]]

Also called interception wells, these are shallow wells which put (or draw) water into (or from) a natural aquifer outside of a riverbed, but which have a partial lining. They can be used to either drain a catchment area or recharge groundwater, especially where recharge of the aquifer is low due to low rock/soil permeability (the well penetrates through this). Water extraction, however, is a secondary activity, as the water levels will be lower and the amount extracted will be more limited.

===Manuals, videos and links===

* [http://www.samsamwater.com/library/Artificial_groundwater_recharge_for_water_supply_of_medium-size_communities_in_developing_countries.pdf ARTIFICIAL GROUNDWATER RECHARGE FOR WATER SUPPLY OF MEDIUM-SIZE COMMUNITIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.] E.H. Hofkes and J.T. Visscher. December, 1986.