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Table 4--Water levels in observation wells in Morton county,* in feet below the measuring point. (For location of wells refer to plate 2; for descriptions, refer to well tables).

Well No. 1939 1940
July 25 Aug. 24 Sept. 25 Oct. 26-27 Nov. 14-15 Dec. 16 Feb. 01 Feb. 21 Mar. 23 Apr. 22 May 14 Jun. 18 July 17-18
8 152.31 152.32 152.22 152.52 152.19 152.22 utm 152.14 152.09 152.16 152.11 152.09 152.07
12 111.58 111.54 111.47 111.53 111.56 111.34 111.76 111.34 111.21 111.19 utm 110.88 111.06
23 70.11 70.11 70.12 70.18 70.07 70.05 70.07 70.1 70.13 70.09 70.11 70.12 70.06
24 74.75 74.71 74.85 75.24 74.67 74.67 74.87 74.88 74.97 74.77 74.88 74.68 74.5
31 138.97 138.95 139.91 139.04 138.94 138.9 utm 138.91 138.89 138.91 138.88 138.89 138.89
48 68.87 68.81 68.8 68.86 68.8 68.8 68.82 68.79 68.79 68.76 68.76 68.76 68.77
62 76.9 76.84 76.78 76.72 76.68 76.6 utm 76.41 76.36 76.35 76.33 76.4 76.27
75 53.59 53.55 53.6 53.73 53.71 53.79 53.8 53.89 53.88 53.94 54.04 53.96 53.96
84 88.01 87.96 87.96 utm 87.87 87.88 87.88 87.83 87.79 87.78 87.79 87.74 87.7
88 147.42 147.65 147.52 147.87 147.69 147.63 utm 147.63 147.57 147.7 wd    
99 129.68 129.67 129.67 utm 129.6 129.6 utm 129.54 129.53 129.53 129.5 129.47 129.49
108 159.94 159.93 159.9 160.14 159.83 159.82 utm 159.93 159.79 159.97 159.84 159.82 159.79
110 67.51 67.48 67.54 67.49 67.53 67.61 67.67 67.62 67.59 67.61 67.63 67.56 67.53
113 113.98 113.89 113.87 113.76 113.78 113.8 113.84 113.88 113.83 113.77 113.82 113.77 113.76
120 90.13 90.12 90.16 90.03 90.11 90.16 90.19 90.14 90.09 90.1 90.15 90.17 90.19
121 198.86 198.73 198.4 198.51 198.59 198.54 utm 198.58 198.51 198.54 198.06 198.46 198.74
131 226.88 226.62 226.86 226.83 226.86 226.89 utm 226.84 226.8 226.89 226.84 226.84 226.87
134 167.39 167.35 167.25 167.2 167.11 167.16 167.28 167.19 167.21 167.21 167.27 167.17 pump
150 211.11 211.85 210.98 211.65 211.11 211.91 211.09 211.35 211.09 211.67 212.16 213.03 213.03

* The descriptions and 1939 water-level measurements are being published in "Water levels and artesian pressures in observation wells in the United States in 1939:" U.S. Geol. Survey Water-Supply Paper 866. Subsequent water levels will be published in future papers of this series.
utm = unable to reach well
wd = well destroyed
pump = well pumping

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