Good aquifers are porous and permeable.
You know that the water table next to the science complex is about 70 feet below the surface of the ground. Your measurements indicate that the water table next to the river is at a higher elevation than the river surface. In class, we discussed ways in which deserts form. Central Washington is at approximately 30 degrees north latitude, and that's where many of the earth's deserts form from the descent of cool, dry, high altitude air. None of the above describes an artesian well.