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Table 6

Table 6--Analyses of water from typical wells, springs, and test holes in Sumner County. Analyst, H.A. Stoltenberg. Dissolved constituents given in parts per million (a).

Well number Depth, feet Geologic source Date of collection Temperature (deg. F) Dissolved solids Silica (SiO2) Iron (Fe) Calcium (Ca) Magnesium (Mg) Sodium and potassium (Na + K) Bicarbonate (HCO3) Sulfate (SO4) Chloride (Cl) Fluoride (F) Nitrate (NO3) Hardness as CaCO3
Total Carbonate Non-carbonate
(1) 30-2E-6 27-44 Wisconsinan terrace deposits 1/3/56   1,067   0.07 139 24 196 314 193 288 0.4 6.6 446 257 189
30-2E-7caa1   Alluvium 1/14/55       0.36 143 21     207 285 0.6 2.8 444 254 190
30-2E-7cad   Alluvium 1/14/55       0.72 115 11     118 424 0.7 1.6 332 308 24
30-2E-7dbd1   Wisconsinan terrace deposits 1/14/55       0.48 136 34     243 373 0.7 2.6 479 282 197
30-2E-7dca1 50.5 Alluvium 1/14/55       0.22 132 24     210 436 0.7 2.5 428 280 148
30-2E-8bbb 30 Wisconsinan terrace deposits 9/13/56 61 962 28 0.02 205 32 69 343 319 110 0.2 30 643 281 362
30-2E-12cdc 43.3 Wellington Formation 9/11/56 62 644 16 0.14 116 43 50 356 151 82 0.5 10 466 292 174
30-2E-16ccc1 17.8 Alluvium 5/2/56 58 946 14 0.26 245 26 19 305 416 23 0.4 53 718 250 468
30-2E-18cdd 25 Wisconsinan terrace deposits 8/14/43 62 400   2.10 111 17 9.9 316 87 10 0.6 4.3 347 259 88
30-2E-20abb 25 Alluvium 8/14/43   666   0.10 148 23 52 334 190 60 0.5 25 464 274 190
30-2E-31bbb 25 Wisconsinan terrace deposits 8/14/43 65 353   0.59 87 18 22 334 42 14 0.5 2.1 291 274 17
30-1E-1bbb 51-56 Wisconsinan terrace deposits 6/8/44   595     115 19 65 204 201 91 0.6 1.1 365 167 198
30-1E-2aab1 53 Wisconsinan terrace deposits 9/14/56 60 403 14 0.01 82 13 47 278 56 49 0.6 4.2 258 228 30
30-1E-13ddc1 28.8 Wisconsinan terrace deposits 9/13/56 60 398 21 0.03 85 11 41 278 72 28 0.4 3.1 257 228 29
30-1E-15cdc 25 Illinoisan or Kansan terrace deposits 8/16/43 65 276   0.10 50 13 39 261 16 16 0.3 11 178 178 0
30-1E-16bba 20 Illinoisan or Kansan terrace deposits 5/4/56   326 19 0.04 52 12 52 285 24 17 0.3 9.3 179 179 0
30-1E-17bab 50 Illinoisan or Kansan terrace deposits 5/4/56   251 19 1.20 40 7.8 42 244 3.7 7 0.2 11 132 132 0
30-1E-25bcc 32-37 Wisconsinan terrace deposits 5/18/44   299     52 14 42 254 21 21 0.3 22 187 187 0
30-1E-36caa 43 Wisconsinan terrace deposits 9/30/53   312 15 0.08 48 11 49 232 22 26 0.3 25 165 165 0
30-1W-2ddd 20 Wisconsinan terrace deposits 9/14/56   431 22 0.01 102 18 24 332 74 15 0.2 12 328 272 56
30-1W-3bab 37-42 Wisconsinan terrace deposits 6/6/44   459     94 28 33 320 113 26 0.3 4.9 350 262 88
30-2W-22ada 44.7 Wellington Formation 9/14/56   3,360 6.5 0.08 427 149 447 199 1,420 580 0.7 230 1,680 160 1,520
(3) 30-3W-33 40 Nebraskan terrace deposits 6/7/54   203 24 0.24 25 2.8 17 49 19 10 0.1 44 74 40 34
30-4W-16ccb 20 Nebraskan terrace deposits 9/14/56 60 192 24 0.02 31 4.5 22 100 18 12 0.3 31 96 82 14

Well number Depth, feet Geologic source Date of collection Temperature (deg. F) Dissolved solids Silica (SiO2) Iron (Fe) Calcium (Ca) Magnesium (Mg) Sodium and potassium (Na + K) Bicarbonate (HCO3) Sulfate (SO4) Chloride (Cl) Fluoride (F) Nitrate (NO3) Hardness as CaCO3
Total Carbonate Non-carbonate
(4) 31-2E-2 29-31 Wisconsinan terrace deposits 3/26/56   405 17 0.18 82 15 26 221 104 12 0.2 19 266 181 85
31-2E-7cbc 30 Wisconsinan terrace deposits 8/14/43 64 363   0.18 87 20 21 323 50 14 0.3 8.8 299 265 34
31-2E-8bbb 32 Wisconsinan terrace deposits 5/2/56 59 431 19 0.06 95 16 46 429 30 13 0.5 0.7 303 303 0
31-2E-10dcc 19 Wisconsinan terrace deposits 8/14/43 62 354   3.80 102 17 6.9 339 38 12 0.7 3.9 324 278 46
31-2E-11dcd 30 Wisconsinan terrace deposits 8/14/43 64 510   3.00 136 18 22 343 116 41 0.2 2 414 281 133
31-2E-25bbc 22 Wisconsinan terrace deposits 8/16/43 63 1,516   6.50 374 35 59 344 817 50 0.7 2.1 1,080 280 800
31-2E-28aab 20 Wisconsinan terrace deposits 8/16/43 61 651   0.12 142 34 36 340 217 43 0.5 8 494 279 215
31-2E-29cbb 25 Alluvium 8/16/43 63 348   0.31 66 15 33 220 13 22 0.3 88 226 180 46
31-1E-3abb 35-40 Wisconsinan terrace deposits 5/16/44   158,375     1,606 1,174 57,930 173 7,828 89,800     8,832 142 8,690
31-1E-4bbb 34 Wisconsinan terrace deposits 9/12/56   454 16 0.21 95 17 50 364 51 44 0.3 1.5 307 298 9
31-1E-4bdc1 46.5 Alluvium 12/18/55   625 17 3.90 109 21 94 373 59 136 0.3 1.8 358 306 52
31-1E-4bdc2 39.8 Alluvium 12/18/55   845 12 18.00 110 27 171 368 69 270 0.4 1.3 386 302 84
31-1E-5aba 25 Alluvium 8/16/43 63 316   0.95 91 16 1.2 276 42 6.5 0.2 20 293 226 67
31-1E-25bba1 65 Illinoisan or Kansan terrace deposits 9/21/56 63 411 17 0.06 62 16 65 312 44 27 0.2 26 220 220 0
31-1W-24bcb 35.6 Wellington Formation 9/12/56 59 2,680 15 0.05 544 125 90 215 1,740 49 0.7 5.8 1,870 176 1,690
31-3W-5acd1 43.2 Nebraskan terrace deposits 8/30/55   149 28 0.08 17 4.8 17 60 16 9 0.1 27 62 49 13
31-3W-23baa 54.2 Ninnescah Shale 9/15/56 59 311 14 0.38 52 27 23 283 13 17 0.2 26 240 232 8
31-4W-12bbd1 40 Nebraskan terrace deposits 5/3/56 58 146 30 0.03 16 3.4 18 55 8.2 8 0.2 35 54 45 9
32-2E-14bbb1 25 Illinoisan or Kansan terrace deposits 5/2/56   451 20 0.05 77 22 49 300 25 48 0.1 62 282 246 36
32-2E-36abb 20 Wisconsinan terrace deposits 8/18/43 61 434   3.90 88 20 49 398 57 14 0.4 2.3 302 302 0
32-2W-20ddd 20.3 Wellington Formation 5/3/56 57 1,210 14 0.27 122 53 229 376 196 291 0.2 120 522 308 214
32-3W-11bbb 32 Ninnescah Shale 9/21/56   2,670 15 0.04 570 85 123 193 1,710 68 0.7 2.8 1,770 158 1,610
32-3W-25ccb 69.8 Illinoisan or Kansan terrace deposits 5/3/56   427 20 0.05 59 25 59 300 54 41 0.1 21 250 246 4
32-4W-5abb 27.7 Illinoisan or Kansan terrace deposits 9/15/56 59 221 19 0.27 31 12 26 156 21 9 0.2 26 127 127 0
32-4W-9ccc4 74.5 Ninnescah Shale 9/13/55   295 24 0.35 43 18 34 232 25 16 0.2 19 182 182 0
32-4W-20add 20 Alluvium 9/15/56   271 14 0.02 56 19 12 224 21 12 0.4 26 218 184 34

Well number Depth, feet Geologic source Date of collection Temperature (deg. F) Dissolved solids Silica (SiO2) Iron (Fe) Calcium (Ca) Magnesium (Mg) Sodium and potassium (Na + K) Bicarbonate (HCO3) Sulfate (SO4) Chloride (Cl) Fluoride (F) Nitrate (NO3) Hardness as CaCO3
Total Carbonate Non-carbonate
33-2E-6bba 44 Illinoisan or Kansan terrace deposits 8/16/56   2,720 11 0.08 425 109 318 332 1,240 445 0.6 8.4 1,510 272 1,240
33-2E-25bbb 15.6 Illinoisan or Kansan terrace deposits 8/18/43   506   0.32 98 35 40 432 26 37 0.2 53 388 354 34
33-2E-26bdd 12.5 Wisconsinan terrace deposits 5/2/56   6,140 9 0.25 771 146 1160 273 1,944 1980 0.7 2.2 2,520 224 2,300
33-2W-14ccd 30 Illinoisan or Kansan terrace deposits 9/21/56 63 503 21 0.14 79 21 74 342 71 57 0.2 11 284 280 4
33-3W-11bab 60 Wellington Formation 9/17/56 61 2,720 11 0.79 546 69 201 190 1,660 137 0.6 2 1,650 156 1,490
33-3W-18baa 52.7 Ninnescah Shale 5/3/56   398 25 0.14 54 23 57 317 33 29 0.2 21 229 229 0
34-2E-2baa 50 Wellington Formation 5/9/44   2,730   0.32 356 83 456 296 828 700 0.5 159 1,230 242 987
34-2E-17ccc 43.8 Wellington Formation 9/18/56 63 865 12 0.47 117 59 103 510 254 34 0.2 35 534 418 116
34-1E-32bdd 33.3 Wellington Formation 5/2/56 56 2,270 11 1.20 297 182 158 376 1,330 88 0.7 16 1,490 308 1,180
34-1W-25ddb Spring Illinoisan or Kansan terrace deposits 5/2/56   504 27 0.08 97 31 40 329 42 94 0.1 11 370 270 100
(5) 34-1W-26 60 Illinoisan or Kansan terrace deposits 2/29/56   561 22 0.13 97 33 57 290 56 139 0.1 12 342 238 104
34-2W-4bba 28 Illinoisan or Kansan terrace deposits 9/20/56 63 670 15 0.06 82 33 89 160 151 110 0.1 111 340 131 209
34-2W-21 30 Alluvium 6/16/55   399 14 0.15 78 22 25 281 61 30 0.2 2.6 285 230 55
34-3W-31cdc 45 Illinoisan or Kansan terrace deposits 9/17/56 61 374 24 0.10 54 22 50 284 33 40 0.2 11 225 225 0
34-3W-35bac 65 Ninnescah Shale 9/17/56 60 554 21 0.00 84 36 63 246 69 152 0.2 7.5 358 202 156
34-4W-18aaa 63.3 Ninnescah Shale 5/3/56 56 525 19 0.20 49 27 108 337 48 90 0.4 18 233 233 0
35-1W-15dbb 34.6 Wellington Formation 5/2/56 57 573 19 0.42 74 29 90 366 93 52 0.2 36 304 300 4
35-2W-13dcc1 26.4 Wisconsinan terrace deposits 9/19/56 64 446 14 0.01 72 22 63 349 35 50 0.2 18 270 270 0
35-3W-11dca 50 Alluvium 9/19/56 63 513 19 0.67 89 40 40 425 100 13 0.1 2.7 386 348 38
35-3W-17aad 71 Ninnescah Shale 9/17/56 61 745 19 0.02 85 28 136 370 249 38 0.3 7.5 327 304 23
35-4W-8ccd 23.2 Ninnescah Shale 9/17/56 62 742 20 0.67 64 33 162 355 122 156 0.4 10 295 291 4

a. One part per million is equivalent to one pound of substance per million pounds of water or 8.33 pounds per million gallons of water
1. Composite sample from wells 30-2E-6aca, 30-2E-6acd, 30-2E-6cab, 30-2E-6cac
2. Depth of well is total depth; depth of test hole is depth at which sand point was set
3. Composite sample from 30-3W-33dcc and 31-3W-4abb
4. Composite sample from 31-2E-2bba and 31-2E-2bbb
5. Composite sample from 34-1W-26aaa and 34-1W-35bab3
6. Composite sample from 34-2W-21add and 34-2W-22bcc

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