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Contents
Purpose and scope of the investigation
Location and extent of the area
Methods of investigation
Well-numbering system
Acknowledgments
Topography and drainage
Climate
Population
Transportation
Agriculture
Natural resources
Clay resources
Construction materials
Volcanic ash
Geology in relation to ground water
Summary of stratigraphy
Cretaceous System
Comanchean Series
Cheyenne sandstone
Character
Distribution and thickness
Water supply
Kiowa shale
Character
Distribution and thickness
Water supply
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
Tertiary System
Pliocene Series
Ogallala formation
Character
Distribution and thickness
Water supply
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Meade formation
Character
Distribution and thickness
Water supply
Sanborn formation
Character
Distribution and thickness
Water supply
Alluvium
Character
Distribution and thickness
Water supply
Source
Occurrence
Artesian conditions
The water table and movement of ground water
Shape and slope
Relation to topography
Fluctuations of the water table
Recharge
Recharge from local precipitation
Recharge from streams and ponds
Recharge from subsurface inflow
Discharge
Natural discharge
Discharge from wells
Recovery
Principles of recovery
Methods of recovery
Utilization
Domestic and stock supplies
Public supplies
Lincoln
Sylvan Grove
Barnard
Chemical quality of ground water, by Walton H. Durum
General conditions
Quality of water
Alluvium
Water from undifferentiated sources
Sanborn formation
Dakota formation
Chloride-nitrate relations
Chloride as related to ground- and surface-water drainage
Relation of quality of water to use
Domestic
Municipal
Irrigation
Summary of quality of ground water
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Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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