Dry Wells

Dry Wells is a tribal camp located south along the Colorado River from Cottonwood Cove in Arizona in 2281. It is currently occupied by Caesar's Legion. It will only be accessible to the Courier after completing the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Lonesome Road, by aiming nuclear weapons at Legion territory; and can only be reached by the boat in Cottonwood Cove.

Background
Taken from their home, the Twisted Hairs tribe was destroyed here after Vulpes Inculta betrayed them, subsequently assimilating them into Caesar's Legion and crucifying those who resisted.

Layout
Dry Wells consists of several burned tents and crumbling buildings along a road from an irradiated stretch of the river, ending in a large crater. Attempting to enter the crater will cause instant death. Just south of the boat the Courier arrives in are a couple of crates behind an overturned boat with random loot. Several burned tents are also scattered about the area, along with numerous ammunition boxes and weapons crates. The entire camp is filled with irradiated Legionaries and irradiated Legion explorers, along with their centurion, Gaius Magnus.

Notable loot

 * Armor of the 87th Tribe - Worn by Gaius Magnus.
 * Red Victory grenade rifle - Overlooking the western side of camp, there is a tower that is broken but still standing. On a cliff beside it is a burnt tent. Beneath the frame of the tent is a gun case, in which the weapon can be found.
 * "Missing" shipment - In the same gun case as the Red Victory grenade rifle.
 * Two lead-lined metal boxes at the same burned tent as described above. They are guaranteed to hold Med-X, Stimpaks, RadAway and an issue of either Lad's Life or Today's Physician.
 * Random advanced armor (Combat armor, reinforced mark 2, T-45 or T-51 power armor) - Located inside a metal box on a ledge, south-southeast of the crater. The ledge can be accessed by traversing a concrete slab, which leans onto it. Alongside the box are two emergency kits and four ammo boxes.
 * Three high-tech gun cases - One is in the first destroyed house encountered on the left (west) side of the road after entering the camp, surrounded by four ammo boxes. The other two are in the rubble of a destroyed building near the northwest corner of the camp, next to a military shipping crate containing random ammunition (including potential mini nukes), weapon mods and weapon repair kits, as well as four additional ammo boxes.

Behind the scenes
A black outline of a person who was vaporized by the blast can be found on the building facing the crater. These imprints happen in the real world and are called "nuclear shadows," caused by the intense heat of an atomic blast. The blast changes the colors of surfaces like steps, walls, and pavement. When people or items block this light, their outline is left on the surface behind them. In the real world, the impression on the wall would be the opposite of that seen in-game, with the dark area consisting of the individual and wall or surface appearing lighter, akin to a real shadow.

Appearances
Dry Wells appears only in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Lonesome Road.