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Contents
Purpose and scope of investigation
Location and size of the area
Purpose and scope of the investigation
Previous geologic and hydrologic work
Methods of investigation
Well-numbering system
Acknowledgments
Topography
Thick drift region
Alluvial valleys
Erosional bedrock areas
Drainage
Climate
Agriculture
Transportation
Population
Natural resources
Limestone
Sand and gravel
Coal
Summary of stratigraphy
Geologic history
Paleozoic Era
Mesozoic Era
Cenozoic Era
Suspended water
Ground water
Principles of occurrence
Source
Artesian conditions
The water table
Ground-water recharge
Recharge by precipitation
Recharge from streams
Recharge by subsui-face flow
Discharge of ground water
Discharge by transpiration and evaporation
Discharge by springs and seeps
Discharge by subsurface flow
Discharge by wells
Recovery
Principles of recovery
Construction of wells
Utilization of water
Domestic and stock supplies
Public supplies
Irrigation and industrial supplies
Quality of water
Chemical constituents in relation to use
Dissolved solids
Hardness
Iron
Fluoride
Nitrate
Sulfate
Geologic Formations and Their Water-bearing Characteristics
Pennsylvanian System
Wabaunsee group
Cedar Vale shale, Rulo limestone, and Silver Lake shale
Burlingame limestone, Soldier Creek shale, and Wakarusa limestone
Auburn shale
Reading limestone
Harveyville shale
Elmont limestone
Willard shale
Tarkio limestone
Pierson Point shale
Maple Hill limestone
Langdon shale
Dover limestone
Dry-Friedrich shale
Jim Creek limestone
French Creek shale and Pony Creek shale
Brownville limestone
Permian System
Admire group
Towle shale
Aspinwall limestone
Hawxby shale
Falls City limestone
West Branch shale
Five Point limestone
Hamlin shale
Council Grove group
Foraker limestone
Johnson shale
Red Eagle limestone
Roca shale
Grenola limestone
Eskridge shale
Beattie limestone
Stearn sshale
Bader limestone
Easly Creek shale
Crouse limestone
Blue Rapids shale
Funston limestone
Speiser shale
Chase group
Wreford limestone
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Pre-Kansan gravel
Atchison formation
Kansas till and associated deposits
Alluvium
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Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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