The math behind the hydrological survey

[Scilly_guy]

Oh well, guess I was just lucky then... you can find a pattern in chaos if you look hard enough.

[nicklepontius]

If you're willing to be systematic about it, then yes, you'll be able to pinpoint the node this way. Your assumption about concentric circles is correct, and the nodes do ignore land as an obstacle. Personally? The trouble's only worth it if you think there's at least q30+ water there.

However, well points are exactly a dime a dozen. You probably won't have one right on the node center, but if the node is inland from the rivers the quality should go up nicely.

I did find q30+, but I thought I should be able to know what q is under my well precisely.

[Sevenless]

I don't know if that's possible. Quality seems to spike almost exponentially. The creators of this game are fond of square roots and the like after all.

[barra]

I don't know if that's possible. Quality seems to spike almost exponentially. The creators of this game are fond of square roots and the like after all.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverse-square_law