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Logs of Wells and Test Holes
Given on the following pages are logs of 115 wells and test holes in Miami County drilled by the State Geological Survey of Kansas and local drillers. The letter (T) indicates elevation estimated from 7 1/2-minute topographic maps.
T. 15 S || T. 16 S || T. 17 S || T. 18 S || T. 19 S
| 19-22-9ddd. Drillers' log of water well in SE SE SE sec. 9, T. 19 S., R. 22 E.; drilled by George H. Swank for Harold Weeks, Des Moines, Iowa, 1952. Depth to water, 34.4 feet. | Thickness (feet) | Depth (feet) |
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Soil | 2 | 2 |
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Clay | 6 | 8 |
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Chanute Shale | |||
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Sandstone, brown | 14 | 22 |
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Shale, blue | 6 | 28 |
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Coal | 0.5 | 28.5 |
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Shale, blue | 3.5 | 32 |
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Shale, light-gray | 10 | 42 |
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Limestone, blue (water obtained at base of formation) | 5 | 47 |
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Cherryvale Shale | 33 | 80 |
| 19-23-10cad. Sample log of test hole in SE NE SW sec. 10, T. 19 S., R. 23 E.; augered June 1961. Altitude of land surface, 824 (T) feet; depth to water, 7.1 feet. | Thickness (feet) | Depth (feet) |
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Road fill | 3 | 3 |
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Silt, sandy, dark-tan | 30 | 33 |
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Tacket Formation | |||
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Shale, greenish-gray; with very fine to fine gravel at top | 1 | 34 |
| 19-23-15abb. Drillers' log of water well in NW NW NE sec. 15, T. 19 S., R. 23 E.; drilled by Robert Brocaw, Fontana, Kansas, May 1960. Altitude of land surface, 873 (T) feet; depth to water, 43.7 feet. | Thickness (feet) | Depth (feet) |
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Swope Limestone | |||
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Limestone | 32 | 32 |
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Shale, black | 2 | 34 |
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Limestone, blue | 2 | 36 |
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Ladore Shale | |||
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Shale, gray | 5 | 41 |
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Hertha Limestone | |||
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Limestone, gray | 6 | 47 |
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Tacket Formation | |||
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Shale, gray | 5 | 52 |
| 19-24-6ccc. Sample log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 6, T. 19 S., R. 24 E.; augered June 1961. Altitude of land surface, 821 (T) feet; depth to water, 6.8 feet. | Thickness (feet) | Depth (feet) |
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Soil | 3 | 3 |
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Silt, sandy, brownish-gray; lighter in color in the lower 15.0 feet | 30 | 33 |
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Silt, sandy, yellowish-tan | 6 | 39 |
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Shale, gray | 1 | 40 |
| 19-24-10cdd. Sample log of test hole in SE SE SW sec. 10, T. 19 S., R. 24 E.; augered June 1961. Altitude of land surface, 821 (T) feet; depth to water, 4.7 feet. | Thickness (feet) | Depth (feet) |
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Roadfill | 3 | 3 |
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Silt, sandy, brown; gypsum blades in lower 5.0 feet | 15 | 18 |
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Shale, weathered, gray | 8 | 26 |
| 19-24-14cbb. Sample log of test hole in NW NW SW sec. 14, T. 19 S., R. 24 E.; augered June 1961. Altitude of land surface, 823 (T) feet; depth to water, 5.3 feet. | Thickness (feet) | Depth (feet) |
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Silt, clayey, tan | 3 | 3 |
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Silt, slightly sandy, yellowish-tan | 5 | 8 |
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Silt, sandy, tan | 15 | 23 |
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Silt, slightly sandy, grayish-tan | 6 | 29 |
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Shale, gray | 1 | 30 |
| 19-25-9ccc. Sample log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 9, T. 19 S., R. 25 E.; augered June 1961. Altitude of land surface, 853 (T) feet; depth to water, 6.0 feet. | Thickness (feet) | Depth (feet) |
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Silt, sandy, gray | 3 | 3 |
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Silt, sandy, tan | 23 | 26 |
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| 19-25-16bab. Sample log of test hole in NW NE NW sec. 16, T. 19 S., R. 25 E.; augered June 1961. Altitude of land surface, 843 (T) feet; depth to water, 7.8 feet. | Thickness (feet) | Depth (feet) |
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Silt, light-brown; some very fine to medium sand in the lower 10.0 feet | 20 | 23 |
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Shale, gray to grayish-tan | 1 | 24 |
| 19-25-16bcb. Sample log of test hole in NW SW NW sec. 16, T. 19 S., R. 25 E.; augered June 1961. Altitude of land surface, 840 (T) feet; depth to water, 14.4 feet. | Thickness (feet) | Depth (feet) |
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Soil | 3 | 3 |
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Silt, dark-tan | 15 | 18 |
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Silt, grayish-tan | 14 | 32 |
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Tacket Formation | |||
T. 15 S || T. 16 S || T. 17 S || T. 18 S || T. 19 S
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Web version June 2002. Original publication date June 1966.
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