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Geohydrology of Norton and NW Phillips 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

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

Ground water

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

Records of typical wells

Logs of test holes and measured stratigraphic sections

References

Plates


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