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Contents
Purpose and scope of the investigation
Location and extent of the area
Methods of investigation
Previous investigations
Well-numbering system
Acknowledgments
Topography and drainage
Climate
Population
Transportation
Agriculture
Mineral resources
Summary of stratigraphy
Geomorphology
Source
Occurrence
The water table and movement of ground water
Shape and slope
Fluctuations of the water table
Ground-water recharge
Upland area
Streams
Subsurface inflow
Irrigation
Ground-water discharge
Transpiration and evaporation
Springs
Seepage into streams
Wells
Subsurface outflow
Recovery of ground water
Principles of recovery
Dug wells
Bored wells
Drilled wells
Methods of lift and types of pumps
Utilization of ground water
Domestic and stock supplies
Public supplies
Bird City
St.Francis
Industrial supplies
Irrigation supplies
Possibilities of further development of irrigation supplies
Chemical character of the ground water
Chemical constituents in relation to use
Dissolved solids
Hardness
Silica
Iron
Sulfate
Fluoride
Nitrate
Sanitary considerations
Water for irrigation
Geologic formations and their water-bearing properties
Cretaceous System
Gulfian Series
Pierre shale
Tertiary System
Pliocene Series
Ogallala formation
Character
Distribution and thickness
Age and correlation
Water supply
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Sanborn formation
Character
Distribution and thickness
Age and correlation
Water supply
Dune sand
Alluvium
General features
Water supply
Records of representative wells
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Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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