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Contents
Purpose and scope of investigation
Location and extent of area
Previous investigations
Methods of investigation
Well-numbering system
Acknowledgments
Physiography and topography
Drainage
Climate
Population
Transportation
Agriculture
Mineral resources
Oil and gas
Construction materials
Concrete aggregate
Road metal
Structural stone
Agricultural limestone
Geology of Subsurface Rock Units
Precambrian rocks
Cambrian and Ordovician Systems
Mississippian System
Pennsylvanian System--Middle Pennsylvanian Series
Cherokee Group
Marmaton Group
Pennsylvanian System--Upper Pennsylvanian Series
Pleasanton Group
Kansas City Group
Lansing Group
Douglas Group
Shawnee Group
Wabaunsee Group
Geology and Ground-water Characteristics of Outcropping Rock Units
Pennsylvanian System--Upper Pennsylvanian Series
Wabaunsee Group
Permian System--Lower Permian Series
Admire Group
Onaga Shale
Falls City Limestone
Janesville Shale
Council Grove Group
Foraker Limestone
Johnson Shale
Red Eagle Limestone
Roca Shale
Grenola Limestone
Eskridge Shale
Beattie Limestone
Stearns Shale
Bader Limestone
Easly Creek Shale
Crouse Limestone
Blue Rapids Shale
Funston Limestone
Speiser Shale
Chase Group
Wreford Limestone
Matfield Shale
Barneston Limestone
Doyle Shale
Winfield Limestone
Odell Shale
Nolans Limestone
Permian System--Middle Permian Series
Sumner Group
Wellington Formation
Quaternary System-Pleistocene Series
Lower Pleistocene Subseries
Kansan and Yarmouthian Stages
Grand Island and Sappa Formations
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Illinoisan and Sangamonian Stages
Crete and Loveland Formations
Wisconsinan Stage
Terrace deposits
Eolian silt deposits
Recent Stage
Alluvium
Structural features and relation to occurrence of oil and gas
Relation of structure to occurrence of ground water
Principles of occurrence
Source
Artesian conditions
The water table and movement of ground water
Recharge of ground water
Recharge from precipitation
Recharge from adjacent areas
Recharge from streams
Discharge of ground water
Discharge by evaporation and transpiration
Discharge by seeps and springs
Discharge by subsurface movement
Discharge by wells
Recovery of ground water
Dug wells
Driven wells
Drilled wells
Horizontal wells or infiltration galleries
Utilization of ground water
Domestic and stock supplies
Public supplies
Arkansas City
Atlanta
Bolton Township Water Cooperative
Burden
Dexter
Geuda Springs
Oxford
Udall
Winfield
Industrial supplies
Irrigation supplies
Water in storage
Chemical character of ground water
Chemical constituents in relation to use
Dissolved solids
Hardness
Iron
Fluoride
Nitrate
Sulfate
Chloride
Temperature
Suitability of water for irrigation
Records of Wells, Test Holes, and Springs
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Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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