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Table of Contents
Purpose and scope of the investigation
Location and extent of the area
Previous investigations
Methods of investigation
Acknowledgments
Topography and drainage
Kearny upland
Scott-Finney basin
Arkansas river valley
Sand-dune area
Syracuse upland
Stanton area
Bear Creek depression
Climate
Mineral resources
Agriculture
Population
Transportation
Paleozoic era
Mesozoic era
Triassic(?) period
Jurassic(?) period
Cretaceous period
Cenozoic era
Tertiary period
Quaternary period
Pleistocene epoch
Recent epoch
Water in sand and gravel
Water in sandstone
Water in shale
Water in limestone and chalk
Permeability of water-bearing materials
Shape and slope
Relation to topography
Arkansas valley area
Scott-Finney depression area
Sand-hills area
Bear Creek depression area
Kearny upland area
Syracuse upland area
Stanton area
Fluctuations of the water table
Fluctuations caused by precipitation
Fluctuations caused by transpiration
Fluctuations caused by pumping
Fluctuations caused by stream flow and by irrigation
Recharge from underflow
Recharge from streams and irrigation water
Recharge from precipitation
Sand-hills area
Upland areas
Arkansas valley area
Recharge of the artesian aquifers
Vadose-water discharge
Ground-water discharge
Discharge by transpiration and evaporation
Discharge by springs and seeps
Discharge by wells
Principles of recovery
Dug wells
Bored wells
Driven wells
Drilled wells
Drilled wells in consolidated deposits
Drilled wells in unconsolidated deposits
Methods of lift and types of pumps
Domestic and stock supplies
Public water supplies
Railroad supplies
Irrigation supplies
Yields of irrigation wells
Construction of irrigation wells
Depth and diameter of irrigation wells
Types of irrigation pumps
Irrigation pump power
Possibilities of further development of irrigation supplies from wells
Arkansas valley area
Scott-Finney depression area
Stanton area
Chemical constituents in relation to use
Total dissolved solids
Hardness
Iron
Fluoride
Water for irrigation
Sanitary considerations
Quality in relation to water-bearing formations
Cheyenne sandstone
Dakota formation
Undifferentiated Pliocene and Pleistocene deposits
Alluvium
Geologic formations and their water-bearing properties
Undifferentiated redbeds
Character
Distribution and thickness
Age and correlation
Water supply
Undifferentiated redbeds
Morrison (?) formation
Cheyenne sandstone
Character
Distribution
Age and correlation
Origin
Water supply
Kiowa shale
Character
Distribution and thickness
Age and correlation
Water supply
Dakota formation
Character
Distribution and thickness
Age and correlation
Structure
Water supply
Graneros shale
Character
Distribution and thickness
Water supply
Greenhorn limestone
Lincoln limestone member
Hartland shale member
Bridge Creek limestone member
Carlile shale
Fairport chalky shale member
Blue Hill shale member
Codell sandstone member
Niobrara formation
Fort Hays limestone member
Smoky Hill chalk member
Pliocene series
Ogallala formation
Character
Distribution and thickness
Origin
Age and correlation
Water supply
Pleistocene series
Character
Distribution and thickness
Origin
Age and correlation
Water supply
Pleistocene and Recent series
Loess
General features
Water supply
Dune sand
Character
Distribution and thickness
Origin
Age
Water supply
Alluvium
General features
Water supply
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Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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