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Geohydrology of Clay County

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Contents

Abstract

Introduction

Purpose and scope of investigation

Location and extent of area

Previous investigations

Methods of investigation

Well-numbering system

Acknowledgments

Geography

Topography and drainage

Climate

Population

Transportation

Agriculture

Mineral resources

Construction materials

Concrete aggregate

Road metal

Mineral filler

Structural stone

Agricultural limestone

Oil

Gypsum

Ceramic raw materials, by Norman Plummer

Geology

Summary of stratigraphy

Pre-Cenozoic geologic history

Paleozoic Era

Mesozoic Era

Cenozoic geologic history

Tertiary Period

Quaternary Period--Pleistocene Epoch

Ground water

Principles of occurrence

Source

Artesian conditions

The water table and movement of ground water

Recharge

Recharge from precipitation

Percolation from outside the area

Seepage from streams and ponds

Discharge

Discharge by evaporation and transpiration

Discharge by seeps and springs

Discharge by wells

Recovery

Principles of recovery

Types of wells

Dug wells

Driven wells

Drilled wells

Utilization of water

Domestic and stock supplies

Industrial supplies

Public supplies

Clay-Center

Clifton

Green

Idana

Longford

Morganville

Wakefield

Irrigation supplies

Chemical character of water

Chemical constituents in relation to use

Dissolved solids

Hardness

Iron

Fluoride

Chloride

Nitrate

Sulfate

Chemical constituents in relation to irrigation

Hydrologic properties of water-bearing materials

Aquifer-test determination of transmissibility and permeability

Theis recovery method of determining transmissibility

Straight-line graphical method of determining transmissibility and storage coefficients

Turner aquifer test

Summary

Rock units and their water-bearing properties

Permian System

Wolfcampian Series--Chase Group

Barneston Limestone

Doyle Shale

Winfield Limestone

Odell Shale

Nolans Limestone

Leonardian Series--Sumner Group

Wellington Formation

Cretaceous System

Comanchean Series

Kiowa Shale

Gulfian Series--Colorado Group

Dakota Formation

Quaternary System

Pleistocene Series

Kansan Stage

Illinoian Stage

Terrace deposits

Eolian deposits

Wisconsinan Stage

Terrace deposits

Eolian deposits

Recent Stage

Alluvium

Dune sand

Records of wells

Logs of test holes

References

Plates


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Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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