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Contents
Purpose and scope of the investigation
Previous investigations
Methods of investigation
Well-numbering system
Acknowledgments
Location and extent of the area
Topography and drainage
Climate
Population
Transportation
Summary of stratigraphy
Geologic history and geomorphology
Paleozoic era
Mesozoic era
Cenozoic era
Tertiary period
Quaternary period
The water table and movement of ground water
Recharge from local precipitation
Recharge from streams and ponds
Recharge from outside areas
Discharge by transpiration and evaporation
Discharge by springs and seeps
Discharge to areas outside the county
Discharge by wells
Domestic and stock supplies
Public supplies
Atwood
Herndon
McDonald
Industrial supplies
Irrigation supplies
Possibilities of future development of irrigation supplies
Chemical character of ground water
Chemical constituents in relation to use
Dissolved solids
Hardness
Iron
Fluoride
Nitrate
Sulfate
Water for irrigation
Geologic formations and their water-bearing properties
Cretaceous System
Gulfian Series
Pierre shale
Tertiary System
Pliocene Series
Ogallala formation
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Meade formation
Sanborn formation
Crete sand and gravel member
Loveland silt member
Peoria silt member
Bignell silt member
Alluvium and undifferentiated terrace deposits
Records of typical wells and springs
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Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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