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Contents
Purpose and scope of the investigation
Location and extent of the area
Previous investigations
Methods of investigation
Acknowledgements
Upland area
Valley area
Dune-sand area
Paleozoic Era
Mesozoic Era
Cretaceous period
Cenozoic Era
Tertiary Period
Quaternary Period
Pleistocene Epoch
Recent Epoch
The water table and movement of ground water
Shape and slope
Relation to topography
Fluctuations in water level
Recharge from precipitation
Recharge from streams
Recharge from undrained areas
Recharge from subsurface inflow
Natural discharge
Discharge from wells
Principles of recovery
Dug wells
Bored wells
Driven wells
Drilled wells
Drilled wells in consolidated deposits
Drilled wells in unconsolidated deposits
Methods of lift and types of pumps
Larned
Kinsley
Lewis
Belpre
Estimated use
Possibilities of further development of industrial supplies from wells
Yield
Construction
Depth and diameter
Pumps
Pump power
Possibilities of further development of irrigation supplies from wells
Dune-sand area
Arkansas Valley
Pawnee Valley
Quality of water
Chemical constituents in relation to use
Dissolved solids
Hardness
Iron
Fluoride
Water for irrigation
Sanitary considerations
Quality in relation to water-bearing formations
Permian redbeds
Dakota formation
Greenhorn limestone
Carlile shale
Meade formation
Terrace deposits
Alluvium
Geologic formations and their water-bearing properties
Permian System
Undifferentiated redbeds
General description
Water supply
Cretaceous System
Cheyenne sandstone
Character
Distribution and thickness
Age and correlation
Water supply
Kiowa shale
Character
Distribution and thickness
Age and correlation
Water supply
Dakota formation
Character
Distribution and thickness
Age and correlation
Water supply
Graneros shale
General description
Greenhorn limestone
Character
Distribution and thickness
Water supply
Carlile shale
Character
Distribution and thickness
Water supply
Tertiary system
Pliocene series
Ogallala formation
General description
Quaternary system
Pleistocene Series
Meade formation
Character
Distribution and thickness
Age and correlation
Water supply
Terrace deposits
Character
Distribution and thickness
Water supply
Pleistocene and Recent Series
Alluvium
Character
Distribution and thickness
Age
Water supply
Dune sand
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Kansas Geological Survey, Pawnee and Edwards Geology and Groundwater
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