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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
Summary of stratigraphy
Geologic history
Paleozoic Era
Mesozoic Era
Cenozoic Era
Tertiary Period
Quaternary Period
Pleistocene Epoch
Permeability of the water-bearing materials
The water table and movement of ground water
Shape and slope
Fluctuations in the water table
General features
Upland areas
Depressions
Streams
Surface inflow
Vadose-water discharge
Ground-water discharge
Transpiration and evaporation
Springs and seeps
Wells
Subsurface outflow
Principles of recovery
Dug wells
Bored wells
Drilled wells
Methods of lift and types of pumps
Domestic and stock supplies
Public supplies
Goodland
Kanorado
Industrial supplies
Irrigation supplies
Possibilities of further development of irrigation supplies
Chemical character of ground water
Chemical constituents in relation to use
Dissolved solids
Hardness
Iron
Fluoride
Nitrate
Water for irrigation
Sanitary conditions
Geologic formations and their water-bearing properties
Cretaceous System
Gulfian Series
Pierre shale
Tertiary System
Pliocene Series
Ogallala formation
Character
Distribution and thickness
Origin
Age and correlation
Water supply
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Sanborn formation
Character
Distribution and thickness
Age and correlation
Water supply
Alluvium
General features
Water supply
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Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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