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13-21-5bbc--Sample log of test hole in SW NW NW sec. 5, T. 13 S., R. 21 W., drilled June 1961 by Bureau of Reclamation. Altitude of land surface 2,268.7 feet; depth to water 20.2 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Neogene | |||||
Pleistocene | |||||
Peoria and Loveland formations | |||||
Silt, reddish brown | 10 | 10 | |||
Terrace deposits of Nebraskan(?) age | |||||
Sand, fine to medium, contains small amount coarse sand and fine gravel | 16 | 26 | |||
Cretaceous | |||||
Upper Cretaceous | |||||
Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member | |||||
Chalk, weathered, yellow | 24 | 50 | |||
Niobrara Chalk--Fort Hays Limestone Member | |||||
Chalk, gray | 21 | 71 |
13-21-7aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 7, T. 13 S., R. 21 W., near bridge; hand augered June 1958. Altitude of land surface 2,233.4 feet; dry hole. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Neogene | |||||
Pleistocene | |||||
Peoria and Loveland formations | |||||
Silt, sandy, dark brown | 2.5 | 2.5 | |||
Silt, sandy, tan | 1.1 | 3.6 | |||
Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits) | |||||
Sand, fine to coarse, silty | 3.6 | 7.2 | |||
Silt, light tan | 0.1 | 7.3 | |||
Sand, fine to coarse, silty | 0.7 | 8.0 | |||
Silt, very sandy | 1.6 | 9.6 | |||
Sand, fine, clean | 0.3 | 9.9 | |||
Sand, silty, tan | 0.3 | 10.2 | |||
Sand, fine to medium, clean | 1.0 | 11.2 | |||
Sand, fine, and grayish-green silt | 1.7 | 12.9 | |||
Sand, medium to coarse, slightly cemented | 3.0 | 15.9 | |||
Sand, medium to coarse, and coarse gravel; contains cemented layers | 0.9 | 16.8 | |||
Silt, sandy, dark brown | 1.4 | 18.2 |
13-21-8abb--Drillers log of test hole in NW NW NE sec. 8, T. 13 S., R. 21 W., drilled June 1961 by Bureau of Reclamation. Altitude of land surface 2,249.3 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Neogene | |||||
Pleistocene | |||||
Peoria and Loveland formations | |||||
Silt, light brown | 7 | 7 | |||
Silt, dark brown | 3 | 10 | |||
Silt, reddish brown | 8 | 18 | |||
Silt, sandy, reddish brown | 12 | 30 | |||
Terrace deposits of Nebraskan(?) age | |||||
Sand, medium to coarse, clean | 2 | 32 | |||
Clay, brown | 1 | 33 | |||
Sand, medium, clean | 2 | 35 | |||
Clay, light brown | 2 | 37 | |||
Sand, medium, silty | 1 | 38 | |||
Sand, clean | 4 | 42 | |||
Sand, fine to coarse, clean | 5 | 47 | |||
Cretaceous | |||||
Upper Cretaceous | |||||
Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member | |||||
Chalk, weathered, yellow | 47 | 58 | |||
Niobrara Chalk--Fort Hays Limestone Member | |||||
Chalk, gray | 15 | 73 |
13-21-8dad--Drillers log of test hole in SE NE SE, sec. 8, T. 13 S., R. 21 W., drilled June 1961 by Bureau of Reclamation. Altitude of land surface 2,223.2 feet; depth to water 43.0 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Neogene | |||||
Pleistocene | |||||
Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits) | |||||
Silt, light brown | 4 | 4 | |||
Silt, reddish brown | 20 | 24 | |||
Sand, fine to medium, clean | 2 | 26 | |||
Sand, very fine, silty | 1 | 27 | |||
Sand, fine to medium, clean | 5 | 32 | |||
Sand, medium to coarse, clean | 1 | 33 | |||
Silt, sandy, brown | 4 | 37 | |||
Sand, fine, silty | 5 | 42 | |||
Sand, fine to medium, clean | 3 | 45 | |||
Sand, fine, silty | 4 | 49 | |||
Volcanic ash, very light gray; lower 0.2 foot contains brown clay | 1 | 50 | |||
Sand, fine to medium, clean | 12 | 62 | |||
Cretaceous | |||||
Upper Cretaceous | |||||
Niobrara Chalk--Fort Hays Limestone Member | |||||
Chalk, hard, gray | 48 | 110 | |||
Carlile Shale | |||||
Shale, very dark gray | 31 | 141 |
13-21-8ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE Sec. 8, T. 13 S., R. 21 W., 50 feet west and 10 feet north of center of crossroads; drilled September 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,205.9 feet; depth to water 28.2 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Neogene | |||||
Pleistocene | |||||
Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits) | |||||
Silt, sandy, brown; lower part light brown | 9 | 9 | |||
Silt, heavy, dark brown | 3 | 12 | |||
Silt, clayey, tough, light brown | 13 | 25 | |||
Sand, medium to very coarse, clean, loose; contains small amount fine gravel | 11 | 36 | |||
Silt, heavy, dark blue gray | 6 | 42 | |||
Gravel, fine to medium, and very coarse sand | 3 | 45 | |||
Cretaceous | |||||
Upper Cretaceous | |||||
Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member | |||||
Shale, light gray upper part, gray lower part; contains hard cemented layer upper 2 feet | 15 | 60 |
13-21-16bab--Drillers log of test hole in NW NE NW sec. 16, T. 13 S., R. 21 W., drilled July 1961 by Bureau of Reclamation. Altitude of land surface 2,213.4 feet; depth to water 49.7 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Neogene | |||||
Pleistocene | |||||
Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits) | |||||
Silt, light brown | 8 | 8 | |||
Silt, reddish brown | 7 | 15 | |||
Sand, fine to medium, clean | 6 | 21 | |||
Silt, compact | 8 | 29 | |||
Sand, fine to medium, clean | 19 | 48 | |||
Silt, light brown | 20 | 68 | |||
Sand, clean | 1 | 69 | |||
Cretaceous | |||||
Upper Cretaceous | |||||
Niobrara Chalk--Fort Hays Limestone Member | |||||
Limestone, shaly, gray | 34 | 103 | |||
Carlile Shale | |||||
Shale, very dark gray | 22 | 125 |
13-21-16bcb--Sample log of test hole in NW SW NW sec. 16, T. 13 S., R. 21 W., 0.27 mile south of NW cor. sec. 16, at edge of driveway to farm home; drilled September 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,203.0 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Neogene | |||||
Pleistocene | |||||
Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits) | |||||
Silt, sandy lower part, light brown | 10 | 10 | |||
Silt, very sandy, light tan | 10 | 20 | |||
Sand, medium to very coarse, and fine gravel; upper part contains limy silt layers; lower 2 feet cemented | 8 | 28 | |||
Cretaceous | |||||
Upper Cretaceous | |||||
Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member | |||||
Shale, gray | 12 | 40 |
13-21-16cbc--Sample log of test hole in SW NW SW sec. 16, T. 13 S., R. 21 W., 0.3 mile north of SW cor. sec. 16, 35 feet south of bridge, at edge of road; augered July 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,173.0 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Neogene | |||||
Pleistocene | |||||
Alluvium | |||||
Sand, medium to coarse, clean | 3 | 3 | |||
Sand, coarse to very coarse, clean | 5 | 8 | |||
Cretaceous | |||||
Upper Cretaceous | |||||
Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member | |||||
Shale, blue gray | 5.5 | 13.5 |
13-21-16dad--Drillers log of test hole in SE NE SE sec. 16, T. 13 S., R. 21 W., drilled August 1961 by Bureau of Reclamation. Altitude of land surface 2,190.3 feet; depth to water 29.8 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Neogene | |||||
Pleistocene | |||||
Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits) | |||||
Silt, brown | 6 | 6 | |||
Silt, sandy, brown; contains small amount of chalk gravel at base | 2 | 8 | |||
Silt, sandy, brown | 17 | 25 | |||
Sand, fine to medium, and chalk gravel | 2 | 27 | |||
Sand, fine, silty | 5 | 32 | |||
Cretaceous | |||||
Upper Cretaceous | |||||
Niobrara Chalk--Fort Hays Limestone Member | |||||
Chalk, weathered, light yellow | 34 | 66 | |||
Carlile Shale | |||||
Shale, very dark gray; contains 0.5 foot fine sand at top | 3 | 69 |
13-21-16dbb--Drillers log of test hole in NW NW SE sec. 16, T. 13 S., R. 21 W., drilled July 1961 by Bureau of Reclamation. Altitude of land surface 2,183.9 feet; depth to water 20.6 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Neogene | |||||
Pleistocene | |||||
Alluvium | |||||
Silt, clayey | 2 | 2 | |||
Silt, light brown | 5 | 7 | |||
Silt, very dark brown | 4 | 11 | |||
Silt, dark gray | 9 | 20 | |||
Silt, dark brown | 7 | 27 | |||
Silt, very dark brown | 4 | 31 | |||
Sand, fine to medium, clean | 9 | 40 | |||
Cretaceous | |||||
Upper Cretaceous | |||||
Niobrara Chalk--Fort Hays Limestone Member | |||||
Chalk, yellow and light gray | 28 | 68 | |||
Carlile Shale | |||||
Shale, very dark gray | 23 | 91 |
13-21-16dda--Drillers log of test hole in NE SE SE sec. 16, T. 13 S., R. 21 W., drilled August 1961 by Bureau of Reclamation. Altitude of land surface 2,187.3 feet, depth to water 26.0 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Neogene | |||||
Pleistocene | |||||
Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits) | |||||
Silt, dark brown | 2 | 2 | |||
Silt, brown | 25 | 27 | |||
Silt, sandy, light brown | 3 | 30 | |||
Silt, brown | 4 | 34 | |||
Silt, dark brown | 3 | 37 | |||
Silt, brown | 3 | 40 | |||
Silt, sandy, very dark brown | 7 | 47 | |||
Sand, fine to medium, clean | 13 | 60 | |||
Cretaceous | |||||
Upper Cretaceous | |||||
Niobrara Chalk--Fort Hays Limestone Member | |||||
Chalk, weathered, dark gray | 2 | 62 | |||
Carlile Shale | |||||
Shale | 2 | 64 |
13-21-17daa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE SE sec. 17, T. 13 S., R. 21 W., 0.45 mile north of SE cor. sec. 17, 500 feet north of bridge, at edge of road; augered July 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,186.0 feet; depth to water 15.35 feet. |
Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Neogene | |||||
Pleistocene | |||||
Alluvium | |||||
Sand, very fine, silty | 3.5 | 3.5 | |||
Sand, fine to medium, silty | 6.5 | 10 | |||
Silt, heavy, tan brown | 2 | 12 | |||
Sand, medium to coarse, clean | 4 | 16 | |||
Sand, medium to very coarse, clean | 9 | 25 | |||
Cretaceous | |||||
Upper Cretaceous | |||||
Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member | |||||
Shale, chalky, light gray | 3.5 | 28.5 |
13-21-17dda--Sample log of test hole in NE SE SE Sec. 17, T. 13 S., R. 21 W., 0.18 mile north of SE cor. sec. 17, 250 feet south of driveway to farm home, at edge of road; augered July 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,193.3 feet; depth to water 20.1 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Road fill | 5 | 5 | |||
Neogene | |||||
Pleistocene | |||||
Alluvium | |||||
Silt, tan brown | 8.5 | 13.5 | |||
Silt, light tan | 5 | 18.5 | |||
Silt, sandy, tan; contains streaks of silty clay | 1.5 | 20 | |||
Sand, fine to coarse, silty | 5 | 25 | |||
Silt, clayey, tan | 2 | 27 | |||
Sand, medium to very coarse, clean | 13 | 40 | |||
Cretaceous | |||||
Upper Cretaceous | |||||
Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member | |||||
Shale, chalky, light blue gray | 3.5 | 43.5 |
13-21-20aad--Sample log of test hole in SE NE NE sec. 20, T. 13 S., R. 21 W., 0.2 mile south of NE cor. sec. 20, at edge of road; augered July 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,209.6 feet. |
Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Neogene | |||||
Pleistocene | |||||
Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits) | |||||
Silt, brown | 5 | 5 | |||
Silt, sandy, tan brown | 2 | 7 | |||
Silt, clayey, tan; contains small amount sand | 8 | 15 | |||
Cretaceous | |||||
Upper Cretaceous | |||||
Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member | |||||
Clay, limy, pink and gray (weathered chalk) | 5 | 20 | |||
Shale, chalky, blue gray | 3.5 | 23.5 |
13-21-21bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 21, T. 13 S., R. 21 W., 25 feet south and 8 feet east of center of crossroads; augered July 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,197.6 feet; depth to water 22.65 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Road fill | 3.5 | 3.5 | |||
Neogene | |||||
Pleistocene | |||||
Alluvium | |||||
Silt, tan brown | 5 | 8.5 | |||
Silt, slightly sandy, tan | 6.5 | 15 | |||
Silt, tough, tan brown | 10 | 25 | |||
Cretaceous | |||||
Upper Cretaceous | |||||
Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member | |||||
Clay (weathered chalk) | 10 | 35 | |||
Chalk, light gray | 8.5 | 43.5 |
13-21-26ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 26, T. 13 S., R. 21 W., 150 feet north of SE cor. sec. 26, at edge of road; drilled September 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,308.2 feet; depth to water 23.65 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Neogene | |||||
Pliocene | |||||
Ogallala Formation | |||||
Silt, sandy, light brown | 10 | 10 | |||
Sand, fine to coarse; contains limy layers | 5 | 15 | |||
Silt, sandy, limy, cemented | 5 | 20 | |||
Sand, fine, very silty, limy | 1 | 30 | |||
Sand, fine to medium, silty, cemented | 10 | 40 | |||
Sand, fine to coarse, limy, cemented | 8 | 48 | |||
Cretaceous | |||||
Upper Cretaceous | |||||
Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member | |||||
Shale, dark gray | 7 | 55 |
13-21-29ada--Drillers log of test hole in NE SE NE Sec. 29, T. 13 S., R. 21 W., drilled July 1961 by Bureau of Reclamation. Altitude of land surface 2,384.0 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Neogene | |||||
Pliocene | |||||
Ogallala Formation | |||||
Limestone, hard, light gray | 5 | 5 | |||
Silt, sandy, lightly cemented | 7 | 12 | |||
Sand, fine to medium, loose | 11 | 23 | |||
Sand, fine, and silt; contains limy layers | 5 | 28 | |||
Sand, fine; contains cemented limy layers | 18 | 46 | |||
Limestone, sandy, hard, very light gray | 6 | 52 | |||
Silt, sandy; contains cemented layers | 4 | 56 | |||
Limestone, sandy, hard, gray | 4 | 60 | |||
Silt, limy, gray | 2 | 62 | |||
Silt, sandy; contains cemented layers | 5 | 67 | |||
Sand, fine to medium | 1 | 68 | |||
Silt, sandy, gray | 1 | 69 | |||
Silt, light yellow | 3 | 72 | |||
Silt, sandy, light green | 6 | 78 | |||
Sand, fine to medium, loose | 16 | 94 | |||
Cretaceous | |||||
Upper Cretaceous | |||||
Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member | |||||
Chalk, gray to white | 46 | 140 |
13-21-31bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 31, T. 13 S., R. 21 W., 25 feet east and 10 feet south of center of crossroads; drilled September 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,360.0 feet; depth to water 28.5 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Neogene | |||||
Pliocene | |||||
Ogallala Formation | |||||
Sand, fine to very coarse, and fine gravel; upper 2 feet silty, lower part cemented | 10 | 10 | |||
Silt, limy, sandy, cemented | 10 | 20 | |||
Sand, medium to very coarse, and fine to medium gravel | 10 | 30 | |||
Silt, clayey, tough | 10 | 40 | |||
Sand, fine to very coarse, and fine gravel; contains limy streaks | 7 | 47 | |||
Cretaceous | |||||
Upper Cretaceous | |||||
Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member | |||||
Shale, clayey, weathered, light tan | 13 | 60 | |||
Shale, chalky, light gray | 10 | 70 | |||
Shale, chalky, gray | 5 | 75 |
13-22-8aad--Sample log of test hole in SE NE NE sec. 8, T. 13 S., R. 22 W., near edge of terrace, at edge of road; drilled October 1957. Altitude of land surface 2,280.6 feet; depth to water 15.6 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Neogene | |||||
Pleistocene | |||||
Alluvium | |||||
Silt, brown | 3 | 3 | |||
Silt, tan | 4 | 7 | |||
Silt, dark brown | 1 | 8 | |||
Silt, tan | 4 | 12 | |||
Sand, fine to coarse, and gravel | 3 | 15 | |||
Silt, brown | 7 | 22 | |||
Silt, blue gray | 3 | 25 | |||
Silt, brown | 3 | 28 | |||
Silt, blue gray | 6 | 34 | |||
Cretaceous | |||||
Upper Cretaceous | |||||
Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member | |||||
Limestone, shaly, gray | 6 | 40 |
13-22-8ada--Sample log of test hole in NE SE NE sec. 8, T. 13 S., R. 22 W., 200 feet south of bridge, at edge of road; drilled October 1957. Altitude of land surface 2,277.3 feet; depth to water 9.05 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Neogene | |||||
Pleistocene | |||||
Alluvium | |||||
Silt, sandy, dark brown | 5 | 5 | |||
Sand, fine, silty | 5 | 10 | |||
Sand, fine to coarse | 6 | 16 | |||
Silt, blue gray | 9 | 25 | |||
Cretaceous | |||||
Upper Cretaceous | |||||
Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member | |||||
Limestone, shaly, gray | 5 | 30 |
13-22-8add--Sample log of test hole in SE SE NE sec. 8, T. 13 S., R. 22 W., at edge of road; drilled October 1957. Altitude of land surface 2,273.9 feet; depth to water 8.94 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Neogene | |||||
Pleistocene | |||||
Alluvium | |||||
Sand, fine, and dark tan silt | 4 | 4 | |||
Silt, dark tan; contains thin layers of chalk gravel | 7 | 11 | |||
Sand, fine to coarse | 8 | 19 | |||
Sand, fine to coarse, and chalk gravel; contains layer of blue-gray silt | 11 | 30 | |||
Sand, fine to coarse; contains a small amount of blue-gray silt | 7 | 37 | |||
Cretaceous | |||||
Upper Cretaceous | |||||
Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member | |||||
Shale, dark gray | 8 | 45 |
13-22-12bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 12, T. 13 S., R. 22 W.; drilled October 1957. Altitude of land surface 2,281.0 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Neogene | |||||
Pleistocene | |||||
Peoria and Loveland formations | |||||
Silt, dark brown | 3 | 3 | |||
Silt, tan | 6 | 9 | |||
Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits) | |||||
Sand and gray silt, limy; contains cemented streaks | 4 | 13 | |||
Silt, sandy, tan | 4 | 17 | |||
Sand, fine to coarse | 2 | 19 | |||
Silt, sandy, tan | 2 | 21 | |||
Silt, sandy, tan; contains cemented limy layers | 4 | 25 | |||
Sand, fine to medium, and tan silt; contains cemented limy layers | 4 | 29 | |||
Silt, sandy, light tan; contains cemented limy layers | 7 | 36 | |||
Sand, coarse, and yellow silt | 1 | 37 | |||
Sand, fine to coarse, and chalk gravel; contains cemented limy silt | 5 | 42 | |||
Gravel, chalk, and medium to coarse sand | 5 | 47 | |||
Cretaceous | |||||
Upper Cretaceous | |||||
Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member | |||||
Shale, weathered, yellow | 1 | 48 | |||
Shale, dark gray | 2 | 50 |
13-22-29ccc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 29, T. 13 S., R. 22 W., 25 feet east and 10 feet north of center of crossroads; drilled September 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,412.0 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Neogene | |||||
Pliocene | |||||
Ogallala Formation | |||||
Silt and fine to coarse sand, limy | 10 | 10 | |||
Sand and limy silt, cemented | 10 | 20 | |||
Gravel, fine, and very coarse sand | 15 | 35 | |||
Silt, very limy, cemented | 5 | 40 | |||
Silt, sandy, limy | 10 | 50 | |||
Sand, fine to coarse, limy, cemented | 10 | 60 | |||
Gravel, medium to fine, and coarse sand | 10 | 70 | |||
Sand, medium to very coarse, clean 10 | 80 | ||||
Sand, fine to coarse, clean | 10 | 90 | |||
Cretaceous | |||||
Upper Cretaceous | |||||
Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member | |||||
Shale, weathered, light gray | 14 | 104 | |||
Shale, dark gray | 6 | 110 |
13-23-2bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 2, T. 13 S., R. 23 W., 40 feet east of NW cor. sec. 2, at edge of road; drilled September 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,400.0 feet; depth to water 42.0 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Neogene | |||||
Pliocene | |||||
Ogallala Formation | |||||
Silt, limy, light brown | 6 | 6 | |||
Silt, very limy, light gray to white | 5 | 11 | |||
Sand, fine, silty | 9 | 20 | |||
Silt and fine sand, limy; contains cemented streaks | 9 | 29 | |||
Sand, fine to very coarse, loose; contains small amount fine gravel | 14 | 43 | |||
Cretaceous | |||||
Upper Cretaceous | |||||
Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member | |||||
Shale, clayey, tough, light gray and brown | 7 | 50 | |||
Chalk, white and light gray | 8 | 58 | |||
Shale, chalky, gray | 7 | 65 |
13-23-28ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE Sec. 28, T. 13 S., R. 23 W., 35 feet west and 15 feet north of center of crossroads; drilled September 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,369.5 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Neogene | |||||
Pliocene | |||||
Ogallala Formation | |||||
Silt, light brown | 10 | 10 | |||
Sand, fine to coarse, silty, limy | 12 | 22 | |||
Cretaceous | |||||
Upper Cretaceous | |||||
Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member | |||||
Shale, dark gray | 8 | 30 |
13-24-1aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 1, T. 13 S., R. 24 W., 500 feet west and 5 feet south of NE cor. sec. 1; drilled October 1957. Altitude of land surface 2,437.2 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Neogene | |||||
Pliocene | |||||
Ogallala Formation | |||||
Silt, tan | 3 | 3 | |||
Silt and fine sand; contains limy streaks | 3 | 6 | |||
Silt, tan | 2 | 8 | |||
Silt, tan, and fine to medium sand | 2 | 10 | |||
Sand and gravel | 2 | 12 | |||
Silt, very limy, and medium to coarse sand; contains a small amount of gravel | 4 | 16 | |||
Silt, white, yellow, and dark gray; contains limy layers | 8 | 24 | |||
Sand, fine to coarse, and gray and white silt; contains a small amount of gravel | 6 | 30 | |||
Sand, fine to coarse; contains a small amount of gravel | 10 | 40 | |||
Sand, fine to coarse, and gravel | 14 | 54 | |||
Silt, yellow and dark gray | 4 | 58 | |||
Gravel, contains layers of silt | 2 | 60 | |||
Sand, fine to coarse; contains layers of silt and a small amount of gravel | 10 | 70 | |||
Sand, fine to coarse, and tan and gray silt | 15 | 85 | |||
Silt, sandy, limy, white and tan | 12 | 97 | |||
Cretaceous | |||||
Upper Cretaceous | |||||
Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member | |||||
Shale, dark gray | 3 | 100 |
13-24-29ccc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 29, T. 13 S., R. 24 W., 50 feet east and 25 feet north of center of crossroads; drilled August 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,393.4 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Neogene | |||||
Pleistocene | |||||
Peoria and Loveland formations | |||||
Silt, heavy, dark brown | 5 | 5 | |||
Silt, light tan | 5 | 10 | |||
Silt, sandy, tan | 8 | 18 | |||
Cretaceous | |||||
Upper Cretaceous | |||||
Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member | |||||
Shale, chalky, cream tan | 12 | 30 |
13-24-36aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 36, T. 13 S., R. 24 W., 75 feet west and 20 feet south of center of crossroads; drilled September 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,371.8 feet; depth to water 9.3 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Cretaceous | |||||
Upper Cretaceous | |||||
Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member | |||||
Silt, dark brown | 7 | 7 | |||
Shale, weathered, light gray | 4 | 11 | |||
Shale, dark gray | 9 | 20 |
13-25-2bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 2, T. 13 S., R. 25 W., 30 feet east and 8 feet south of NW cor. sec. 2; drilled September 1957. Altitude of land surface 2,518.5 feet; depth to water 65.8 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Neogene | |||||
Pliocene | |||||
Ogallala Formation | |||||
Silt, brown upper part and tan lower part | 5 | 5 | |||
Sand, fine to coarse | 1 | 6 | |||
Silt, limy streaks, tan | 1.5 | 7.5 | |||
Sand, fine to coarse, limy streaks | 1 | 8.5 | |||
Silt, tan | 5.5 | 14 | |||
Sand, fine to coarse | 4 | 18 | |||
Sand and silt, limy, cemented hard; contains a very hard cemented limy bed at top | 6 | 24 | |||
Sand, fine to coarse | 5 | 29 | |||
Silt and fine to coarse sand, limy; contains thin cemented layers | 9.5 | 38.5 | |||
Sand, fine to coarse, and limy silt, cemented | 6.5 | 45 | |||
Silt, sandy, limy streaks, tan and white | 3 | 48 | |||
Sand, fine, and tan to pink silt | 15 | 63 | |||
Sand, fine, limy streaks; contains cemented layers | 16 | 79 | |||
Silt, yellow tan | 7 | 86 | |||
Silt, sandy, very limy, white | 6 | 92 | |||
Silt, and fine sand, limy | 5 | 97 | |||
Limestone, hard | 1 | 98 | |||
Silt, Soft, reddish | 5 | 103 | |||
Silt, sandy, reddish tan | 5 | 108 | |||
Silt, sandy, gray | 6 | 114 | |||
Sand, medium to coarse | 5 | 119 | |||
Cretaceous | |||||
Upper Cretaceous | |||||
Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member | |||||
Shale, weathered, light tan to white in upper part, brownish in lower | 11 | 130 | |||
Shale, brown | 7 | 137 |
13-25-14bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 14, T. 13 S., R. 25 W., 30 feet south and 5 feet east of NW cor. sec. 14; drilled September 1957. Altitude of land surface 2,489.6 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Neogene | |||||
Pleistocene | |||||
Peoria and Loveland formations | |||||
Silt, brown | 2 | 2 | |||
Silt, dark gray | 3 | 5 | |||
Silt, reddish tan | 7 | 12 | |||
Pliocene | |||||
Ogallala Formation | |||||
Sand, medium to coarse, and gravel, limy streaks | 3 | 15 | |||
Sand, medium to coarse, and light tan to yellow silt; contains a small amount of gravel | 6 | 21 | |||
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains thin layers of tan to yellow silt | 12 | 33 | |||
Sand, fine to coarse, and gravel | 2 | 35 | |||
Silt, tan, white and dark gray | 9 | 44 | |||
Sand, fine to coarse, and very limy silt; contains cemented layers | 8 | 52 | |||
Cretaceous | |||||
Upper Cretaceous | |||||
Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member | |||||
Shale, weathered, tan and white | 12 | 64 | |||
Shale, tan and brown | 6 | 70 | |||
Shale, brown and dark gray | 10 | 80 |
13-25-14ccc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 14, T. 13 S., R. 25 W., 25 feet north and 5 feet east of SW cor. sec. 14; drilled August 1957. Altitude of land surface 2,458.4 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Neogene | |||||
Pleistocene | |||||
Peoria and Loveland formations | |||||
Silt, brown | 2 | 2 | |||
Silt, tan; contains a thin layer of gravel and sand at base | 3 | 5 | |||
Cretaceous | |||||
Upper Cretaceous | |||||
Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member | |||||
Chalk, weathered, shaly | 2 | 7 | |||
Chalk, hard | 3 | 10 |
13-25-19aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 19, T. 13 S., R. 25 W., 30 feet west and 10 feet south of center of crossroads; drilled September 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,450.4 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Neogene | |||||
Pleistocene | |||||
Peoria and Loveland formations | |||||
Silt, dark brown | 5 | 5 | |||
Pliocene | |||||
Ogallala Formation | |||||
Silt, sandy, very limy | 7 | 12 | |||
Cretaceous | |||||
Upper Cretaceous | |||||
Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member | |||||
Shale, creamy tan | 8 | 20 |
T. 10 and 11 S. || T. 12 S. || T. 13 S. || T. 14 and 15 S.
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