Many years ago I built a house. When it came time to hook up the water the plumber couldn’t find where the city had put the feed. The contractor took two wires about a foot long and bent them 90 degrees in the middle. He then started walking around the yard holding 1 end of each wire in each hand with the other pointing forward. As he walked over the driveway the wires crossed about a foot from the edge. He got a shovel and there it was.
I have tried it since and it works. No idea why.
you my friend were the subject of a prank he knew where it was all the time
There was no water meter?