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Gadgetzan Water Survey

Use the untapped dowsing widget near the pool of water by Sandsorrow Watch. Once you have collected the sample, return the tapped dowsing widget to Senior Surveyor Fizzledowser in Gadgetzan.
Tapped Dowsing Widget
Provided Item:
Untapped Dowsing Widget

Description

We've got a position open for a temporary junior-grade surveyor in the Gadgetzan Water Company, if you're interested!

With the nomads seizing all our wells, we need to exploit more free sources of water! There is water to be had in the desert, but only to those smart enough to survey them first.

Take this dowsing widget and tap a sample of the water by the pool near Sandsorrow Watch. It's right in sight of the trolls around there. Bring the tapped widget back to me when you're done!

Reward

Also, you get: 35

Progress

Welcome back, Junior Surveyor <name>! Have you completed your assignment yet?

Completion

What's this? You were ambushed by some sort of bad mojo creepy-crawly? Oh, this does not bode well for the Gadgetzan Water Company, no indeed...

I guess I should have told you about the reports coming in on some crazy bug-creatures that appear to be sucking up all the water in the desert. At first, I thought it was just a crock. We have enough trouble with the nomads as is; I thought it was just more of their shenanigans. Well, now we know at least!

Gains

Upon completion of quests, get:
  • 305 experience (18 30 at max. level)
  • 150 Reputation with Gadgetzan

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By tykomyk on 01/09/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)
The area is around 39, 30. To the south of Zul'Farrak.
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By Feszy on 04/10/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)
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By mattous on 06/30/2007 (Patch 2.1.2)
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By loozerr on 10/02/2007 (Patch 2.2.2)
I had two level 47 bugs, but I just bubbled and ran away. Killing them is not needed in the quest. And they spawned after I took the water.
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By Trelek on 03/13/2007 (Patch 2.0.10)
I had a 48 bug and 47 bug come out but they didnt touch me.

What I did was as soon as I clicked the widget, I spammed my mount button, so I was mounted by the time the bugs came and got away safely.
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By Mojah on 06/03/2007 (Patch 2.1.0)
The waterpool can be found at 39,29. For those not using coordinates, just head straight west from Gadgetzan, it's just below the entrance to Zul'Farrak.

There are some elites around the waterpool, but those can easily be evaded. After you've taken the water sample, 2x NPCs will spawn (Either lvl 48 or 47).
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By Kazami on 04/19/2007 (Patch 2.0.12)
If you are a rogue/other stealthing class, you can quickly hit stealth right after you fill the widget and sneak away unharmed.
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By Malachimagi on 10/05/2007 (Patch 2.2.2)
Once you click on the water and the castbar begins to fill just get ready to run away. If you run away as soon as you gather the sample you can get far enough away before the bugs spawn that they will not aggro at all. Just don't run towards the elites... =)
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By fyzojd on 08/06/2007 (Patch 2.1.3)
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By Foxpaw on 07/07/2007 (Patch 2.1.2)
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By Shunta on 08/19/2007 (Patch 2.1.3)
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By PuzzleSmash on 08/20/2007 (Patch 2.1.3)
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By sycosis on 10/27/2007 (Patch 2.2.3)
Or use Nifty Stopwatch. Got away easily, never aggroed:)
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By fitey on 07/11/2007 (Patch 2.1.3)
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By BlackEnd on 08/11/2007 (Patch 2.1.3)
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By alienangel on 12/24/2007 (Patch 2.3.0)
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By Kallech on 01/29/2008 (Patch 2.3.3)
Just did this as a 40 shammy; used the widget, dropped a Stoneclaw Totem, and had time to pop Ghost Wolf before the bugs came out. (No mount yet. :( )
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By Greamer on 01/30/2008 (Patch 2.3.3)
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By steffenpall on 12/01/2008 (Patch 3.0.3)
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By Llysara on 03/03/2008 (Patch 2.3.3)
The Sandfury mobs around the water hole are no longer elite. You can easily avoid them on your mount and head to the west side of the watering hole. The dowsing widget doesn't have to be filled up right at the edge of the water, so once it's filled you can stay out of combat and mount up without engaging the 2 bugs.
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By Flygplats on 04/21/2008 (Patch 2.4.1)
""What's this? You were ambushed by some sort of bad mojo Creepy-crawly?""

Laughed so hard at that :D Creepy-crawly!
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By Galandrake on 04/22/2008 (Patch 2.4.1)
I was completely unprepared and immediately attacked by the two bugs.
I had a heart attack last year. I thought that this was going to bring on another one.
Oh well, just to show the Quest Giver there were no hard feelings, I told him where
a great treasure was buried just north of the Noxious Lair.
As I was galloping away, I heard what I knew I'd hear:
a loud shriek of terror followed by some loud clicks and a wet rending noise.
I'm going to the Inn over in Stormwind for some Ham, Cheese, Morning Dew and some Rum.
I will then read for three hours to settle my stomach and then go to bed where I will sleep with satisfaction and a smile. :)
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By alleenaellinna on 04/23/2008 (Patch 2.4.1)
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By Michaelange on 09/04/2008 (Patch 2.4.3)
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By skyematt on 05/24/2008 (Patch 2.4.2)
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By Esch on 06/13/2008 (Patch 2.4.2)
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By combhua on 06/17/2008 (Patch 2.4.2)
Multiboxing &amp; Party Note:

I thought I would be clever and pull down the console and type ""/use Untapped Dowsing Widget"" to fill all 4 bottles at once and 8 bugs spawned, but since they were stacked on top of one another, I didn't realize this and they quickly killed two of my toons in the confusion.

So even if you can typically take on 'anything', be prepared and know what to expect.
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By Nekroz on 04/07/2008 (Patch 2.4.1)
39,29 is correct.
Just south of ZF.

Northwest corner of the map for those without coords.
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By Dokee on 09/20/2008 (Patch 2.4.3)
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By mordatt on 09/28/2008 (Patch 2.4.3)
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By mbtran321 on 01/09/2008 (Patch 2.3.2)
He is located on the west side of the town on the hill....took me a while to figure that out
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By clarkeyboy on 05/10/2008 (Patch 2.4.1)
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By dt75006 on 11/11/2008 (Patch 3.0.3)
Just completed this quest. My Lightheaded addon did not pull these comments so I was unaware of what happened after you filled the water bottle, until I had already done it. I filled the water bottle, turned 180 degrees and and before I could take a step two giant scorpions spawned and immediately attacked me. One was level 47, one was level 48. As a 46 Prot Paladin I just killed them, I didn't know it was not necessary but I did it anyway.
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By PetRiLJoe on 01/20/2009 (Patch 3.0.8)
The bugs spawn so instantly that there is NO time to mount, unlike what every other post I read has said. I died fairly quickly as a shadow priest of level 45 from trying to mount and I forgot to bubble before I did the mount (I thought I would have time to mount).

The bugs spawned directly on top of me.

-PetRiLJoe
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By Ragolabron on 08/01/2009 (Patch 3.1.3)
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By bugz702 on 07/27/2009 (Patch 3.1.3)
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By Sketchie on 12/07/2009 (Patch 3.1.3)
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By Tomato1884 on 04/24/2010 (Patch 3.1.3)
As a mage i drained the water and instantly blinked away. Diddnt even enter combat
Worked like a charm
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By Trelani10 on 11/05/2010 (Patch 3.1.3)
I tried this as lvl 43 hunter thinking I could just get the water, mount up and run off as I have in the past. However that did not work; instead the lvl 48 and 49 bugs spawned immediately. Feign Death and Freezing trap were resisted so I had my pet aggro while I ran off like a wimp. GL on this one.
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By ArashikageClan on 08/16/2010 (Patch 3.1.3)
Increases reputation with Booty Bay, Everlook, and Ratchet by 75 as well. No decrease to Bloodsail rep.
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