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Geohydrology of Lane County

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Table of Contents

Abstract

Introduction

Purpose and scope of the investigation

Location and extent of the area

Previous investigations

Methods of investigation

Well-numbering system

Acknowledgments

Geography

Topography and drainage

Climate

Population

Transportation

Agriculture

Mineral resources

Geology

Summary of stratigraphy

Geologic history

Paleozoic Era

Cambrian and Ordovician Periods

Silurian and Devonian Periods

Mississippian and Pennsylvanian Periods

Permian Period

Mesozoic Era

Triassic and Jurassic Periods

Cretaceous Period

Cenozoic Era

Tertiary Period

Quaternary Period

Pleistocene Epoch

Ground water

Principles of occurrence

Rock types and their water-bearing properties

Water in sand and gravel

Water in sandstone

Water in limestone and shale

Permeability of the water-bearing materials

Pumping tests

Artesian conditions

The water table and movement of ground water

Shape and slope

Fluctuations in water level

Ground-water recharge

Recharge from local precipitation

Recharge in sand dune area

Recharge in depressions

Recharge from streams

Recharge from outside area

Recharge from irrigation water

Discharge of subsurface water

Discharge of vadose water

Discharge of ground water

Discharge by transpiration and evaporation

Discharge from springs

Discharge from wells

Discharge to areas outside the county

Recovery of ground water

Principles of recovery

Dug wells

Bored wells

Drilled wells

Wells in consolidated deposits

Wells in unconsolidated deposits

Methods of lift and types of pumps

Utilization of ground water

Domestic and stock supplies

Public supplies

Irrigation supplies

Possibilities of further development of irrigation supplies

Chemical character of ground water

Chemical constituents in relation to use

Dissolved solids

Hardness

Iron

Fluoride

Nitrate

Water for irrigation

Sanitary conditions

Geologic formations and their water-bearing properties

Cretaceous System

Gulfian Series

Dakota formation

Character

Distribution and thickness

Water supply

Graneros shale

Character

Distribution and thickness

Water supply

Greenhorn limestone

Character

Distribution and thickness

Water supply

Carlile shale

Character

Distribution and thickness

Water supply

Niobrara formation

Character

Distribution and thickness

Water supply

Tertiary System

Pliocene Series

Ogallala formation

Character

Distribution and thickness

Origin

Age and correlation

Water supply

Quaternary System

Pleistocene Series

Meade (?) formation

Character

Distribution and thickness

Age and correlation

Water supply

Sanborn formation

Character

Distribution and thickness

Age and correlation

Water supply

Dune sand

Alluvium

Records of typical wells

Logs of test holes and wells

References

Plates


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Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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