Draw the property
Select the land you want to evaluate directly on the map.
Terrain intelligence for property owners
Find the places where water is most worth checking.
Land Scanner screens your property for natural spring and seep candidate zones using high-detail elevation and landform clues. Instead of walking every acre blindly, start with ranked locations that terrain says deserve attention.
Draw your propertyRank candidate pointsSave field locations
86high potential
72candidate
PROPERTY TERRAIN SCAN
Terrain screening, not guesswork.Land Scanner helps narrow a property to the locations most consistent with spring and seep terrain patterns.
How it works
From property boundary to field walk.
Use the map to define the area you care about, let Land Scanner analyze the terrain, then investigate the strongest candidates in person.
Run terrain analysis
Land Scanner evaluates slope, landform shape and convergence clues inside your boundary.
Review ranked points
Candidate locations receive scores so you can prioritize where to look first.
Walk the land
Save promising points and use them as a field-screening starting point.
What the analysis considers
Landform clues associated with water concentration.
Springs and seeps are controlled by geology and groundwater, but terrain can reveal places where subsurface water is more likely to converge or reach the surface.
- Local slope and slope breaks
- Concavity and hollow-like terrain
- Flow-concentration tendencies
- Lower-slope and toe-slope position
Candidate score86
ConcavityStrong
Flow convergenceStrong
Toe-slope positionModerate
Example only. Candidate scores help prioritize inspection; they do not confirm groundwater.
Important: Land Scanner is a terrain-screening tool, not a guarantee of groundwater emergence. Soil, bedrock, fractures, seasonal conditions and local hydrology matter. Always validate candidate locations on site before making excavation, water-supply or construction decisions.
Property water guides
Learn what to look for before you walk the land.
Field guide
How to find a natural spring on your property
Combine terrain, vegetation and field observations to narrow your search.
Read guide →Field cluesSigns of groundwater and hillside seeps
Learn the visual and terrain indicators worth investigating.
Read guide →TerrainTerrain clues that can point toward spring areas
Understand hollows, toe slopes, slope breaks and convergence.
Read guide →Questions
What Land Scanner can—and cannot—tell you.
Does Land Scanner detect underground water directly?
No. It analyzes terrain characteristics that can help identify areas worth checking for springs or seeps.
Will the highest score always have water?
No. A high score means the terrain matches more of the selected landform clues. Geology and field conditions still determine whether water is present.
Can I save my analysis?
Yes. Land Scanner is designed so you can retain analyses and candidate locations for later field walking and navigation.
Start with the terrain
Know where to look first.
Screen your property, compare candidate locations and take a more focused approach to finding potential springs and seeps.