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Contents
Purpose and scope of investigation
Location and extent of area
Previous investigations
Methods of investigation
Well-numbering system
Acknowledgments
Topography and drainage
Lakes
Climate
Population
Transportation
Agriculture
Mineral resources
Sand and gravel
Diatomaceous marl
Oil and gas
Volcanic ash
Summary of stratigraphy
Cretaceous rocks not exposed
Principles of occurrence
The water table and movement of ground water
Fluctuations of the water table
Ground-water recharge
Infiltration of precipitation
Influent seepage from streams
Subsurface inflow
Infiltration of irrigation water
Ground-water discharge
Springs tnd seeps
Transpiration and evaporation
Wells
Subsurface outflow
Recovery of ground water
Utilization of ground water
Domestic and stock supplies
Municipal supplies
Sharon Springs
Wallace
Irrigation supplies
Hydrologic properties of water-bearing materials
Determinations of transmissibility and permeability
Thiem method
Theis nonequilibrium method
Jacob modified nonequilibrium method,
Aquifer tests
Waugh aquifer test
Holland aquifer test
Theoretical predictions of drawdowns
Movement of ground water
Chemical constituents in relation to use
Dissolved solids
Hardness
Nitrate
Fluoride
Chloride
Iron
Sulfate
Silica
Bicarbonate
Sodium
Suitability of water for irrigation
Sanitary considerations
Geologic formations in relition to ground water
Cretaceous System--Upper Cretaceous Series
Niobrara Chalk
Smoky Hill Chalk Member
Pierre Shale
Tertiary System--Pliocene Series
Ogallala Formation
Character
Distribution and thickness
Water supply
Quaternary System--Pleistocene Series
Peoria and Loveland Formations
Character and thickness
Water supply
Alluvium
Character
Distribution and thickness
Water supply
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Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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