How did Great Plains farmers get water if there were few lakes and rivers in the Great Plains?

Most Plains farmers apply water to their fields using either surface or sprinkler methods. The main form of surface irrigation is furrow, whereby furrows are plowed between crop rows along which water flows from a pipe with holes called gates. The leading form of sprinkler irrigation is the center pivot.

Mining water in the Great Plains.

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