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Table of Contents
Purpose and scope of the investigation
Location and extent of the area
Previous investigations
Methods of investigation
Well-numbering system
Acknowledgments
Topography and drainage
Climate
Population
Transportation
Agriculture
Mineral resources
Oil and gas
Volcanic ash
Construction materials
Ceramic materials
Geology in relation to ground water
Geologic setting
Summary of stratigraphy
Cretaceous System (Gulfian Series)
Formations of pre-Niobrara age
Niobrara formation
Pierre shale
Tertiary System (Pliocene Series)
Ogallala formation
Character and subdivisions
Distribution and thickness
Age and correlation
Water supply
Quaternary System
Meade(?) formation (Pleistocene Series)
Sanborn formation (Pleistocene Series)
Character and subdivisions
Distribution and thickness
Age and correlation
Water supply
Terrace deposits in major valleys (Pleistocene and Recent Series)
Character and extent
Age and correlation
Water supply
Alluvium (Recent Series)
In major valleys
In tributary valleys
Geomorphology
Source
Occurrence
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 at the surface
Discharge from wells
Recovery
Principles of recovery
Types of wells
Methods of lift and types of pumps
Utilization
Domestic and stock supplies
Public supplies
Almena
Clayton
Lenora
Long Island
Norton
Irrigation supplies
Quality
Chemical constituents in relation to use
Dissolved solids
Hardness
Iron
Fluoride
Nitrate
Sanitary considerations
Quality in relation to stratigraphy
Summary of ground-water conditions in the Bureau of Reclamation Almena Project area
Logs of test holes and measured stratigraphic sections
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Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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