I posted this question at the physics sub and a commenter suggested I post it on a plumbing sub, thus here I am: I am trying install a pump to bring water from a lake into a 100 gallon water tank (possibly bigger tank in the future) at my off grid cabin. From what I have researched about pumps, they are supposed to be installed close to the water source, like not beyond a few hundred feet from the water. However, I am trying to install the pump near my cabin and not near the lake. The reason being I have my solar power setup at the cabin and would not like to install another setup at the lake which is around 1/2 mile away. Also, I can install an automatic detector/controller in the water tank that will turn the pump off as soon as the tank is full. I don't want to go about running wires back and forth through the wilderness. All I want to run from the pump to the lake is a clear flexible pvc pipe 1 inch in diameter (I will likely bury this pipe ~1 feet under the ground when I can get my hands on a trencher). There is not much of an elevation difference from the lake to the pump, so horizontal difference negligible. So the water source is 1/2 mile away, can a pump handle that distance? and what kind of pump should I use/purchase? preferably under $300. Thanks!