KGS--Ellsworth County--Logs--T. 15 S.

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Logs of Test Holes

T. 14 S. || T. 15 S. || T. 16 S. || T. 17 S.

15-7W-35bbb--Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 35, T. 15 S., R. 7 W., south side of road, 40 feet east of intersection; au-,ered June 22, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,574 feet; dry hole.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
			Eolian deposits
				Silt, dark-grayish-brown	4	4
				Silt, light-grayish-brown; contains some fine locally derived gravel in lower part	2	6
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Siltstone, light-gray	3	9

15-7W-35bcc--Sample log of test hole in the SW SW NW sec. 35, T. 15 S., R. 7 W., east side of road at '/'2-mfle line; augered June 22, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,507 feet; depth to water, 5.6 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
			Colluvium
				Sand, medium, and brown silt	4	4
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Kiowa Formation
				Sandstone, light-yellowish-orange	5	9

15-7W-35ccc1--Sample log of test hole in the SW cor. sec. 35, T. 15 S., R. 7 W., in triangle at road intersection; augered June 22, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,518 feet; depth to water, 23.0 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Kansan Stage
			Sappa and Grand Island Formations
				Sand, fine to medium, very silty	4	4
				Sand, medium; contains some fine gravel	5	9
				Sand, medium to coarse; contains some fine gravel and much silt	19	28
				Sand, medium	23	51
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Kiowa Formation
				Clay, medium-light-gray	4	55

15-8W-19ccc--Sample log of test hole in the SW cor. sec. 19, T. 15 S., R. 8 W., north edge of road, at east end of bridge; drilled by O. S. Fent, December 1, 1947. Altitude of land surface, 1,555 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
			Fluvial deposits
				Silt, brown (road fill and soil)	8	8
				Silt, sandy, grayish-tan	2	10
				Silt, sand, and gravel, fine to medium	5	15
				Silt, sandy, tan; contains pebbles of red and brown sandstone	1	16
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Sandstone, white and red	1	17
				Clay, sandy, white and red, interbedded with white sandstone	3	20

15-9W-2bbb--Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 2, T. 15 S., R. 9 W., east side of road, 30 feet south of intersection; drilled August 29, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,640 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Kansan Stage
			Sappa and Grand Island Formations
				Silt, clayey, dark-brown	5	5
				Silt, brown; contains caliche	4	9
				Sand, very fine, silty, light-brown	10	19
				Clay, dark-grayish-brown; contains much fine sand	1	20
				Silt, dark-brown	5	25
				Sand, very fine, silty, light-brown	4	29
				Silt, grayish-brown; contains some caliche	7	36
				Sand, medium	14	50
				Sand, coarse, and fine gravel	22	72
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Sandstone, hard, dark-reddish-brown	8	80

15-9W-2ccc--Sample log of test hole in the SW cor. sec. 2, T. 15 S., R. 9 W., east side of road, 50 feet north of intersection; augered June 19, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,604 feet; dry hole.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Kansan Stage
			Sappa and Grand Island Formations
				Sand, medium to coarse; some fine gravel and silt	6	6
				Sand, coarse; contains gravel in lower 3 feet	8	14
				Sand, medium, silty	5	19
				Sand, fine to coarse, and coarse gravel	6	25
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Sandstone, yellowish-brown	5	30
				Siltstone, dark-gray	1	31
				Siltstone, medium-light-gray	6	37

15-9W-3daa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE SE sec. 3, T. 15 S., R. 9 W., west side of road, 140 feet south of 1/2-mile line; augered July 8, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,623 feet; dry hole.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Kansan Stage
			Sappa and Grand Island Formations
				Silt, dark-brown	6	6
				Silt, clayey, medium-grayish-brown	3	9
				Sand, medium, very silty, brown	1	10
				Clay, dark-grayish-brown	2	12
				Silt, light-grayish-brown	7	19
				Sand, medium to very coarse; contains some gravel	5	24
				Gravel, fine to coarse; contains some fine to coarse sand	5	29
				Sand, fine to coarse, and gravel	5	34
				Sand, medium to very coarse; contains some fine to coarse gravel; silt zone at 38 feet	8	42
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Clay, medium-light-gray	3	45

15-9W-11bcc--Sample log of test hole in the SW SW NW sec. 11, T. 15 S., R. 9 W., east side of road at /I/2-mile line; augered June 19, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,624 feet; dry hole.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Kansan Stage
			Sappa and Grand Island Formations
				Silt, clayey, and fine sand, brown	17	17
				Sand, medium; contains some gravel and caliche	9	26
				Silt, brown; contains some fine to medium sand; sand increases downward	19	45
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Sandstone, yellowish-gray	8	53

15-9W-14bcc--Sample log of test hole in the SW SW NW sec. 14, T. 15 S., R. 9 W., east side of road at fence corner; augered June 19, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,587 feet; dry hole.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
			Eolian deposits
				Silt, dark-grayish-brown	4	4
		Illinoisan Stage
			Loveland and Crete Formations
				Silt, light-brown	16	20
				Sand, coarse; contains a few pebbles and silt in upper half; contains much fine to coarse gravel in lower part	22	42
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Sandstone, fine-grained, pale-yellowish-orange	8	50

15-9W-15aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 15, T. 15 S., R. 9 W., south side of road, 45 feet west of intersection; augered June 19, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,621 feet; dry hole.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Kansan Stage
			Sappa and Grand Island Formations
				Silt, brown; contains some caliche	9	9
				Silt, light-brown; contains some fine sand	10	19
				Sand, coarse, silty in upper part; contains some fine to medium gravel	28	47
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Sandstone, fine-grained, light-gray	3	50

15-9W-22aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 22, T. 15 S., R. 9 W., west side of road at section line; augered June 19, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,541 feet; depth to water, 16.0 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan Stage
			Fluvial deposits
				Silt, clayey near top, medium-brown	9	9
				Sand, medium; contains some coarse and fine gravel	25	34
				Sand, coarse, and some fine to medium silty gravel	15	49
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Clay, medium-gray	1	50

15-9W-22daa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE SE sec. 22, T. 15 S., R. 9 W., west side of road at 1/2-mile line; augered June 20, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,573 feet; depth to water, 24.0 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
			Eolian deposits
				Silt, slightly sandy, very fine, brown	5	5
		Illinoisan Stage
			Loveland and Crete Formations
				Sand, coarse to very coarse; contains some gravel in lower part	10	15
				Sand, medium	5	20
				Sand, fine to very coarse, silty	5	25
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Siltstone, medium-light-gray, hard	7	32

15-9W-26bcc--Sample log of test hole in the SW SW NW sec. 26, T. 15 S., R. 9 W., east side of road at ',2-mile line; augered June 20, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,641 feet; dry hole.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Nebraskan Stage
			Fullerton and Holdrege Formations
				Silt, clayey, medium-brown; contains caliche in lower part	21	21
				Sand, fine, tan; contains some silt	4	25
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Sandstone, fine-grained, yellowish-orange	5	30

15-9W-27aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 27, T. 15 S., R. 9 W., west side of road at section corner; augered June 20, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,639 feet; dry hole.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Nebraskan Stage
			Fullerton and Holdrege Formations
				Silt, clayey, dark-grayish-brown (fill)	3	3
				Silt, clayey, medium-brown; contains some coarse sand and caliche	19	22
				Silt, clayey, medium-dark-gray	1	23
				Gravel, fine to coarse; contains limestone and sandstone pebbles, very sandy (arkosic) in lower part	6	29
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Sandstone, very hard	1	30

15-9W-34aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 34, T. 15 S., R. 9 W., south side of road, 50 feet west of section corner; augered June 20, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,659 feet; dry hole.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
			Eolian deposits
				Silt, clayey, light-brown	9	9
		Nebraskan Stage
			Fullerton and Holdrege Formations
				Gravel, very fine to coarse, silty; contains much gravel derived from local rocks	7	16
				Silt, brown; contains pebbles of locally derived gravel and caliche	6	22
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Sandstone, fine-grained, very hard	1	23

15-10W-5add--Sample log of test hole in the SE SE NE sec. 5, T. 15 S., R. 10 W., west side of road at '/2-mile line; augered June 21, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,637 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
			Eolian deposits
				Silt, dark-grayish-brown	4	4
		Kansan Stage
			Sappa and Grand Island Formations
				Silt, clayey, medium-dark-brown; contains caliche nodules in lower part	12	16
				Sand, coarse to very coarse; contains much silt in lower 2 feet	5	21
				Gravel, fine to coarse, and fine to coarse sand; contains much silt in lower part	9	30
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Siltstone, light-gray	0.5	30.5

15-10W-9bbb--Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 9, T. 15 S., R. 10 W., east side of road, 50 feet south of intersection; augered June 21, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,660 feet; depth to water, 42 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
			Eolian deposits
				Silt, dark-grayish-brown	4	4
		Kansan Stage
			Sappa and Grand Island Formations
				Silt, medium-light-brown	7	11
				Silt, medium-light-brown; contains medium to coarse sand	8	19
				Silt, medium-dark-brown; grades into sandy silt in middle part and sandy and fine gravel in lower part	15	34
				Sand, coarse to very coarse	10	44
				Sand, coarse to very coarse, and fine gravel	5	49
				Sand, coarse to very coarse	17	66
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Siltstone, fine, gray	1	67

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