When a stream of water (amat hamayim) passes through a yard and is 10 tefachim deep and 4 tefachim wide, may one draw water from it on Shabbat?
Synopsis
A stream that passes through a yard from one side to the other, if 10 deep and 4 wide, has the status of a karmelit and one may not draw from it without constructing partition walls at its entry and exit points.
More in Gardens and Open Spaces on Shabbat
When the partition walls at the stream's entry/exit are built from the sides but not fully connected (gap left for water to flow), how large a gap is permissible?
4 opinions
Does a stream passing through a yard render the yard itself forbidden for carrying (even apart from drawing water from the stream)?
3 opinions
When a tongue (lashon) of the sea enters a yard through a breach, and the breach is less than 10 tefachim wide and not the full width of the wall, may one draw water and bring it into the house?
3 opinions
When the breach is more than 10 tefachim wide or spans the full wall width, and remnant walls (gidudim) remain at the breach site that are 10 tefachim tall but covered by water, may one draw water in the yard or bring it into the house?
4 opinions
When the breach is more than 10 tefachim wide or spans the full wall, and no remnant walls (gidudim) remain at all, may one draw water in the yard?
3 opinions
If the entry/exit openings of a stream into the yard are less than 3 tefachim wide, is any partition required?
3 opinions
Must the partition walls built for the stream extend across the full width of the breach, or only enough to reduce the opening to 10 tefachim?
1 opinions
Related from other topics
Is one exempt from hand washing in a desert or dangerous place without water?
Washing Hands for Bread
What is the minimum amount of water (shiur) required for hand washing?
Washing Hands for Bread
Can one eat bread without drying the hands if they are dunked in water or if a reviit is poured over both hands simultaneously?
Washing Hands for Bread
Must one be concerned about washing hands with water from rivers or natural sources?
Washing Hands for Bread
What is the principle regarding which hand is washed first when water is poured?
Washing Hands for Bread
May one pour water from cupped hands (not from a vessel) onto another person's hands for netilat yadayim?
Drying Hands After Washing
Discussion
Discussion coming soon.
The Daily Law
One question. Every opinion. Every morning.
A new halakhic question and the full spectrum of rabbinic thought, delivered daily.