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Records of Typical Wells and Springs
Descriptions of the wells and springs visited in Finney and Gray counties are given in tables 22 and 23. The wells and springs in each county are listed in order by townships from north to south and by ranges from east to west. Within a township the wells are listed in the order of the sections. All information classed as "reported" was obtained from the owner, tenant, or driller. Depths of wells not classed as "reported" are measured and given to the nearest tenth of a foot below the measuring point described in the tables, and depths to water level not classed as "reported" are measured and given to the nearest hundredth of a foot.
T. 21 S. || T. 22 S. || T. 23 S. || T. 24 S. || T. 25 S. || T. 26 and 27 S.
Table 22--Records of wells and springs in Finney County, Kansas
| No. on pl. 2 (1) | Township and Range | Location | Owner or Tenant | Type of well (2) | Depth of well (3) | Diameter of well (in.) | Type of casing (4) | Principal water-bearing bed | Method of lift (5) | Use of water (6) | Measuring point | Depth to water level below measuring point (feet) (7) | Date of measurement, 1940 | Remarks (Yield given in gallons a minute; drawdown in ft.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character of material | Geologic subdivision | Description | Distance above (+) or below (-) land surface (feet) | Height above sea level (feet) | |||||||||||||
| (1) | T. 21 S., R. 27 W. | SW SW sec. 9 | Renner Livestock Co. | Du | 100.0 | 40 | N | (?) | Codell (?) | Cy, W, H | D, S | ||||||
| 2 | T. 21 S., R. 27 W. | NE NW sec. 10 | W.D. McKinley | Du | 30.5 | N | (?) | Fort Hays | Cy, W | S | Top edge of opening in platform east side | +0.5 | 2,609.4 | 18.54 | 21-Oct | ||
| 3 | T. 21 S., R. 27 W. | NW NW sec. 14 | C. Miller | Du, B | 21.5 | 6 | GI | (?) | Alluvium | Cy, W | N | Top edge of opening in concrete platform, south side | +0.5 | 13.46 | 23-Oct | Unused stock well | |
| 4 | T. 21 S., R. 27 W. | SE SE sec. 24 | J. Coval | B | 21.9 | 5 | GI | Gravel | Alluvium | Cy, W | D | Top of casing, south side | +0.4 | 2,495.1 | 18.24 | 21-Oct | Gravel composed mostly of limestone pebbles |
| 5 | T. 21 S., R. 27 W. | SW SW sec. 28 | H.A. Morgan | Du | 17.4 | 36 | C | (?) | Alluvium | P, H | D, S | Top of concrete curb, west side | +0.5 | 2,553.8 | 10.2 | 21-Oct | |
| 6 | T. 21 S., R. 27 W. | NW NW sec. 34 | W.S. Hays | B | 22.0 | 6 | GI | Gravel | Alluvium | Cy, W, H | D | 14 | Gravel composed of limestone pebbles; encountered blue shale (Blue Hill) at depth of 25 ft. | ||||
| 7 | T. 21 S., R. 28 W. | NW SW sec. 6 | J.W. Ogden | Dr | 44.3 | 6 | GI | "Sandy shale" | Fort Hays | N | N | Top of iron plate covering casing | +0.4 | 2,779.4 | 39.64 | 29-Oct | Unused stock well; reported to have had very small yield when in use |
| 8 | T. 21 S., R. 28 W. | NW NE NW sec. 15 | J.B. Dickey | Du | 65.5 | 40 | N | "Sandy shale" | Codell | N | N | Top of concrete lid, east side | 0 | 2,715.2 | 61.57 | 23-Oct | Unused domestic well |
| 9 | T. 21 S., R. 29 W. | SE NE sec. 15 | G.W. Finnup | B | 20.0 | 6 | GI | (?) | Alluvium | Cy, W | D | 16 | |||||
| 10 | T. 21 S., R. 29 W. | NW SW SW sec. 36 | T.A. Meakel | Dr | 28.0 | 8 | GI | (?) | Alluvium | N | N | Top of casing, east side | +2.0 | 2,613.1 | 18.79 | 29-Oct | Unused stock well; observation well |
| 11 | T. 21 S., R. 30 W. | SW SE NW sec. 1 | L.M. Lane | Du | 18.0 | 48 | R | Clay | Alluvium and/or Fort Hays | Cy, W | S | Top of pipe coupling, east side | +2.1 | 2,790.4 | 11.23 | 12-Sep | Soil and sand (alluvium) reported between depths of 0-12 feet and yellow "soapstone" (Fort Hays) between depths of 12-20 feet; small yield reported |
| (12) | T. 21 S., R. 30 W. | NW cor. NW sec. 5 | F.T. Carl | Dr | 44.1 | 6 | GI | (?) | Ogallala | Cy, W | D, S | Top of casing, east side | +0.1 | 2,861.5 | 35.84 | 12-Sep | |
| 13 | T. 21 S., R. 30 W. | NW NW sec. 9 | H.H. Nickel | Dr | 90.0 | 6 | GI | (?) | Ogallala | Cy, W | N | Top of casing, east side | +0.1 | 2,868.6 | 58.38 | 12-Sep | Unused domestic well |
| 14 | T. 21 S., R. 30 W. | NW SW NW sec. 20 | A.A. Doerr | B | 73.8 | 6 | GI | Sand | Ogallala | Cy, W | D | Top of opening in concrete platform | +1.3 | 2,882.2 | 59.44 | 12-Sep | Water reported to be soft |
| 15 | T. 21 S., R. 30 W. | NE SE sec. 22 | J. Deal | Sp | Limestone | Fort Hays | F | S | Estimated yield 2-3 | ||||||||
| 16 | T. 21 S., R. 30 W. | NE SW sec. 25 | K.M. Winters | Sp | Limestone | Fort Hays | F | S | |||||||||
| 17 | T. 21 S., R. 30 W. | NW SW sec. 25 | K.M. Winters | Sp | Limestone | Fort Hays | F | N | Dry part of year | ||||||||
| 18 | T. 21 S., R. 30 W. | SE NW sec. 26 | Jellison Trust Co | Sp | Limestone | Fort Hays | F | S | Estimated yield, 1/2 - 1 | ||||||||
| 19 | T. 21 S., R. 30 W. | SE cor. SW sec. 30 | W. Drees | Dr | 84.2 | 6 | GI | (?) | Ogallala | Cy, W | D | Top of tin plate covering casing | +2.7 | 2,891.2 | 70.39 | 11-Sep | |
| 20 | T. 21 S., R. 30 W. | SE SE sec. 36 | J.D. Cathcart | Du | 27.0 | 30 | R | (?) | Alluvium | Cy, W | D | Top of wooden well platform | 0 | 21 (+/-) | 21-Oct | Water dripped on tape, depth to water level only approximate | |
| 21 | T. 21 S., R. 31 W. | NE cor. NW sec. 8 | F.L. Brayfagle | Dr | 73.3 | (?) | Ogallala | Cy, W | S | Top of tin plate covering casing | +0.8 | 2,903.4 | 57.39 | 13-Sep | |||
| 22 | T. 21 S., R. 31 W. | SW SW sec. 13 | M.M. Felkner | Dr | 83.8 | 5.5 | GI | (?) | Ogallala | Cy, H | N | Top of north pipe clamp, south side | +0.3 | 2,904.8 | 73.15 | 26-Oct | Unused domestic well |
| 23 | T. 21 S., R. 31 W. | SW cor. SW sec. 16 | E.E. Joyce | Dr | 99.0 | (?) | Ogallala | Cy, W | N | Top edge of bolt hole in pump base | +1.5 | 2,927.5 | 87.73 | 13-Sep | Unused domestic well | ||
| 24 | T. 21 S., R. 32 W. | NW NE sec. 8 | W.R.E. Hall | Dr | 155.0 | 16 | OW | Gravel | Ogallala | T, B (8) | I | 0 | 30 | Measured yield in 1940 with test pump 1,770; total lift 60.75 feet (9); well drilled during fall of 1940; see log | |||
| 25 | T. 21 S., R. 32 W. | SE cor. NW NW sec. 19 | E. Alberta Reeves | Dr | 33.5 | 6 | GI | (?) | Pleistocene | N | N | Top of casing, west side | +1.0 | 2,894.8 | 23.32 | 20-Sep | Abandoned domestic well; observation well |
| 26 | T. 21 S., R. 32 W. | NW NW sec. 22 | Townley M. & H. Co. | Dr | 78.5 | 4 | I | (?) | Pleistocene | Cy, W | N | Top of casing, east side | +3.0 | 2,936.2 | 72.96 | 12-Oct | Unused domestic well |
| 27 | T. 21 S., R. 32 W. | NE NE SE sec. 33 | J. Landgraf | Dr | 199.5 | 18 | BS | Sand and gravel | Ogallala and Pleistocene | T, B (8) | I | Top of casing, south side | +0.5 | 2,930.5 | 76.79 | 12-Oct | Measured yield Dec., 1940, with test pump 850; estimated drawdown 34 (9) |
| 28 | T. 21 S., R. 33 W. | SE SW sec. 1 | E.F. Ware | Dr | 77.9 | 16 | BS | (?) | Pleistocene | N | N | Top of casing, south side | +1.0 | 25.32 | 8-Oct | Abandoned irrigation well; pump removed | |
| 29 | T. 21 S., R. 33 W. | NW SW NE sec. 2 | Farm M. & H. Co. | Dr | 125.0 | 16 | BS | (?) | Pleistocene | N | N | Top of wooden platform | 0 | 2,910.6 | 24.43 | 16-Sep | Abandoned irrigation well; pump removed |
| 30 | T. 21 S., R. 33 W. | SW cor. NW sec. 5 | G.W. Armantrout | Dr | 62.0 | 6 | GI | Sand and gravel | Pleistocene | Cy, W | N | Top of casing, west side | -3.7 | 2,930.5 | 41.35 | 16-Sep | Unused domestic well |
| (31) | T. 21 S., R. 33 W. | NE cor. NW sec. 13 | A.E. Jones | Dr | 39.5 | 5 | GI | (?) | Pleistocene | Cy, W | S | Bottom edge of pump flange, southeast side | 0 | 2,906.8 | 29.95 | 16-Sep | |
| 32 | T. 21 S., R. 33 W. | SW NW NW sec. 15 | E.S. Downing | Dr | 30.8 | 6 | GI | (?) | Pleistocene | N | N | Top of casing, south side | +0.8 | 2,884.0 | 9.49 | 16-Sep | Abandoned domestic well; observation well |
| 33 | T. 21 S., R. 33 W. | NE cor. SE sec. 28 | W.E. Stone | Dr | 120.4 | 24 | BS | (?) | Ogallala and Pleistocene | T | N | Top of casing, east side | +0.4 | 2,901.1 | 25.45 | 16-Sep | Unused irrigation well; power unit removed |
| 34 | T. 21 S., R. 33 W. | SE SE sec. 30 | W.M. Jewell | Dr | 60.0 | 8 | GI | (?) | Ogallala and Pleistocene | Cy, W | N | Top of 2-inch board beneath pump | 0 | 2,893.4 | 14.03 | 16-Sep | Unused domestic well |
| 35 | T. 21 S., R. 33 W. | SE NE sec. 35 | P.A. Lindner | Dr | 38.5 | 6 | OW | (?) | Pleistocene | Cy, H | N | Top of east pipe clamp, west side | +1.5 | 2,895.9 | 25.57 | 24-Aug | Unused domestic well |
| 36 | T. 21 S., R. 34 W. | SE SW SW sec. 2 | J.R. Bosworth | Dr | 61.5 | 6 | GI | (?) | Ogallala | Cy, H | N | Top of casing, west side | 0 | 2,958.9 | 60.9 | 26-Aug | Unused domestic well |
| 37 | T. 21 S., R. 34 W. | SW cor. NW sec. 4 | F. Baker | Dr | 102.5 | 6 | GI | (?) | Ogallala | Cy, W, H | D | Top of casing, north side | +0.5 | 3,014.0 | 86.26 | 16-Sep | |
| (38) | T. 21 S., R. 34 W. | SE NE sec. 21 | J.E. Sprenkle | Du | 85.0 | 48 | W | "Soft, chalky rock" | Fort Hays | Cy, W | D | 2,871.2 | 82 | Reported to have "good" yield | |||
| 39 | T. 21 S., R. 34 W. | NE cor. NE sec. 24 | C.N. Ingle | Dr | 39.5 | 6 | GI | (?) | Ogallala | Cy, W | N | Top of north pipe clamp, south side | +0.5 | 2,914.5 | 34.18 | 20-Sep | Unused school well; observation well |
| 40 | T. 21 S., R. 34 W. | NE SE SE sec. 27 | H. Gobleman | Du | 69.0 | 48 | N | "Chalk rock" | Fort Hays | Cy, W | D, S | 67 | Reported to have "good" yield; "chalk rock" reported between depths of 50-90 feet, blue shale at 90 feet; water reported to be of good quality | ||||
| (41) | T. 21 S., R. 34 W. | SW NE sec. 36 | L.W. Mauhe | B | 55.0 | 6 | GI | Sand and gravel | Ogallala | Cy, W | S | Top of west pipe clamp, east side | +1.0 | 2,921.8 | 42.77 | 24-Oct | |
T. 21 S. || T. 22 S. || T. 23 S. || T. 24 S. || T. 25 S. || T. 26 and 27 S.
1. Well number in parentheses indicates that analysis of water is given in table 19.
2. B, bored well; DD, dug and drilled well; Dn, driven well; Dr, drilled well; Du, dug well; Sp, spring
3. Reported depths below the land surface are given in feet; measured depths are given in feet and tenths below measuring points
4. BS, boiler steel; C, concrete; GI, galvanized sheet iron; GP, galvanized-iron pipe; I, iron; N, none; OB, oil barrels; OW, oil-well casing; R, rock; W, wood
5. Method of lift: C, horizontal centrifugal; Cy, cylinder; F, natural flow; N, none; P, pitcher pump; S, submersible turbine; T, turbine; VC, vertical centrifugal. Type of power: B, butane; E, electric; G, gas engine; H, hand operated; T, tractor; W, win
6. D, domestic; I, irrigation; In, industrial; N, not being used; O, observation; P, public supply; S, stock
7. Measured depths to water level are given in feet, tenths, and hundredths; reported depths to water level are given in feet
8. Testing equipment; permanent pump and power not installed yet
9. Pumping test conducted and results furnished by P.H. Browne, representative of the Johnston Pump Company
10. Pumping test conducted and results furnished by the Division of Water Resources, Kansas State Board of Agriculture
11. Measured in 1942
12. Pumping test conducted and results furnished by the Garden City Company
13. Located in Haskell County
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