Water Collection systems in the Bush/woods/your local deciduous forest

[Operator Brains]

I've conceived several designs for water collection systems for the Bush/woods/your local deciduous forest from rain water to a hand made pipe well.

Let's hear people's input and what's worked for them. I think this is a very important topic with bad droughts in the midwest/east these past few years. Without a stream or conventional water supply nearby we need some ingenuity.