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Table 11--Records of wells and test holes in Gove County, Kansas.

Well
number		 Location
(1)		 Owner or
tenant		 Type of
well
(2)		 Depth
of well,
feet
(3)		 Diameter
of well,
inches		 Type of
casing
(4)		 Principal water-bearing bed Method
of lift
(5)		 Use of
water
(6)		 Measuring point Depth to
water
below
land
surface,
feet
(7)		 Date of
measurement		 Remarks
(Yield
given in
gallons
a minute;
drawdown
in feet)
Character
of material		 Geologic
source of
water		 Description Distance
above
mean
sea
level,
feet		 Height
of land
surface
above
mean
sea
level,
feet
T. 14 S., R. 26 W.
14-26-3dd SE SE sec. 3 Wilford Myers Dr 890 6 S Sand Dakota Formation Cy, W S Top of casing 3.8   445.20 7-23-1952 Dakota at 855 ft.
*14-26-7cd SE SW sec. 7 J. Sutcliffe Dr 18.0 6 GI Sand Colluvium Cy, W S Top of platform 1.0   15.10 8-27-1956  
*14-26-14dc SW SE sec. 14 Ward Jacka Dr 696 7 1/4 S Sand Dakota Formation Cy, W D, S Top of well curb 0   276 7-17-1952  
14-26-19dc SW SE sec. 19 Delaine Jacka Dr 82.0 6 GI Sand, gravel Terrace deposits Cy, W S Top of casing 0.2   63.90 8-28-1956  
*14-26-29cc SW SW sec. 29 School district Dr 64 6 GI Sand, gravel Terrace deposits J, E D Land surface 0   40 7-20-1953  
14-26-30ad SE NE sec. 30 Delaine Jacka Dr 74.0 6 GI Sand, gravel Terrace deposits J, E D Base of pump 0.2   44.75 8-28-1956  
14-26-30db1 NW SE sec. 30 L. W. Miller Dr 51 4 N         Land surface 0   44 11-27-1955 Irrigation test No. 5. Drillers log.
14-26-30db2 NW SE sec. 30 L. W. Miller Dr 78 4 N         Land surface 0   48 11-27-1955 Irrigation test No. 4. Drillers log.
14-26-30dc1 SW SE sec. 30 L. W. Miller Dr 82 4 N         Land surface 0   43 11-22-1955 Irrigation test No. 3. Drillers log.
14-26-3Odc2 SW SE sec. 30 L. W. Miller Dr 105 4 N         Land surface 0   45 11-22-1955 Irrigation test No. 2. Drillers log.
14-26-30dd1 SE SE sec. 30 L. W. Miller Dr 95 4 N         Land surface 0   42 11-22-1955 Irrigation test No. 1. Drillers log.
*14-26-30dd2 SE SE sec. 30 L. W. Miller Dr 64 5 1/2 GI Sand, gravel Terrace deposits J, E D,S Top of casing 0.2   41 9-18-1956  
14-26-31aa NE NE sec. 31   T 80.0 4 N         Land surface 0 2434.8 41.00 9- 4-1952  
14-26-32cc SW SW sec. 32   T 47.0 4 N         Land surface 0 2412.0   9-5-1952  
14-26-35cc SW SW sec. 35 Marvin Albin Dr 40   S Sand and gravel Alluvium T, B I Land surface 0   12 8-28-1956 Reported yield 750; battery of two wells 40 ft. apart; 18- and 20-inch casing
*14-26-35dc SW SE sec. 35 Marvin Albin Dr 70 12 S Sand and gravel Alluvium T, B I Land surface 0   10 8-28-1956 Reported yield 1000.
T. 14 S., R. 27 W.
14-27-6cc SW SW sec. 6.   T 30 4 N         Land surface 0 2569.3   9-18-1957  
14-27-7cc SW SW sec. 7 R.D. Adams Dr 47 5 GI Sand, gravel Terrace deposits Cy, W S Land surface 0   40 8-28-1956  
14-27-9ab NW NE sec. 9 R.D. Adams Dr 12.5 5 GI Sand Colluvium Cy, W D, S Base of pump 0.5   6.15 8-28-1956  
14-27-9db NW SE sec. 9 R.D. Adams Dr 46 5 GI Said, gravel Terrace deposits Cy, W S Land surface 0   33 8-28-1956  
*14-27-11dc SW SE sec. 11 Horace Puthoff Dr 717 8 S Sand Dakota Formation Cy, E D, S Land surface 0   300 8-29-1956  
*14-27-12cd SE SW sec. 12 John Sutcliffe Dr 340 6 GI Sand Codell Sandstone Cy, W D,S Land surface 0   100 8-26-1956  
14-27-16cd SE SW sec. 16 D. and E. Albin Dr 64.5 6 GI Sand, gravel Terrace deposits Cy, E D,S Base of pump 0.6   49.59 8-28-1956  
14-27-20bb NW NW sec. 20 Joe Jacobs Dr 83.5 5 1/2 GI Sand, gravel Terrace deposits N N Top of casing 0.3   52.10 July, 1956 Drillers log.
14-27-22aa NE NE sec. 22 Glen Albin Dr 61.0 5 GI Sand, gravel Terrace deposits Cy, W S Top of casing 0.5   46.12 8-28-1956  
T. 14 S., R. 28 W.
14-28-3b NW sec. 3 Harry Coberly Dr 29.5 4 N                   Irrigation test hole. Drillers log.
14-28-11ab NW NE sec. 11 C. Hefner Dr 11.6 5 GI Sand Colluvium N N Top of casing 0.2   8.88 9-24-1956  
14-28-13aa NE NE sec. 13   T 44.0 4 N Sand, gravel Terrace deposits N N Land surface 0 2532.5 35.40 9-18-1957  
14-28-13dd SE SE sec. 13   T 26.0 4 N         Land surface 0 2490.8 10.70 9-19-1957  
14-28-24dd SE SE sec. 24   T 70.0 4 N         Land surface 0 2512.4 44.00 9-19-1957  
14-28-25dd SE SE sec. 25   T 44.0 4 N         Land surface 0 2496.1   9-19-1957  
14-28-26dd SE SE sec. 26 J. W. Coberly Dr 26.2 7 GI Sand, gravel Terrace deposits Cy, W S Land surface 0   21.66 8-27-1956  
14-28-28cc SW SW sec. 28 School district Dr 46.4 5 GI Sand, gravel Terrace deposits J, E D Top of casing 0.1   41.40 8-28-1956  
14-28-29cc SW SW sec. 29 Edith Webb Dr 44.0 6 GI Sand, gravel Terrace deposits Cy, N N Top of casing 0.3   36.13 8-28-1956 Used as observation well.
14-2F-36dd SE SE sec. 36   T 20.0 4 N         Land surface 0 2532.0   9-19-1957  
T. 14 S., R. 29 W.
14-29-16db NW SE sec. 16 H. W. Coberly Dr 75 5 1/2 GI Sand, gravel Terrace deposits N S Land surface 0   49 June, 1956 New well. Drillers log.
14-29-17ac SW NE sec. 17 Leonard Lundgren Dr 56 6 N                 June, 1956 Test hole; dry. Drillers log.
*14-29-26da NE SE sec. 26 W. Evans Dr 43.5 6 GI Sand Colluvium Cy, W 9 Top of casing 0.2   41.76 9-19-1956  
*14-29-29bb NW NW sec. 29 L. R. Lundgren Du 17.1 20 OB Sand Colluvium Cy, W S Top of platform 0.5   13.87 9-21-1956  
T. 14 S., R. 30 W.
14-30-5aa NE NE sec. 5 School district Dr 48.0 5 GI Sand Colluvium N D Top of casing 1.20   35.02 5-3-1956 To be used for school supply; used as observation well.
14-30-13ab NW NE sec. 13 Jack Hemmert Dr 30 44 S Sand, gravel Alluvium T, G I Land surface 0   18 9-17-1956  
14-30-16ad SE NE sec. 16 S. Benson Dr 27.8 6 GI Sand Colluvium N N Top of casing 0.6   13.60 7-18-1952 Well has been destroyed.
T. 14 S., R. 31 W.
*14-31-27cc SW SW sec. 27 H. P. Thies Dr 47.5 5 GI Sand Colluvium Cy, W S Base of pump 0.8   44.50 8-1-1956  
* Chemical analysis included in Table 6 or 7.
1. Well number indicates, in the following order, township, range, section, quarter section, and quarter quarter section.
2. Dr, drilled well; Du, dug well; T, test hole drilled by the U. S. Geological Survey and the State Geological Survey; logs are given in table.
3. Reported depths below land surface are given in feet; measured depths are given in feet and tenths below land surface.
4. GI, galvanized iron; N, none; OB, oil barrel; R, rock; S, steel.
5. Method of lift: C, centrifugal; Cy, cylinder; J, jet; N, none; T, turbine.
Type of power: B, butane; D, diesel; E, electric; G, gasoline engine; H, hand operated; N, none; Ng, natural gas; P, propane; W, windmill.
6. D, domestic; I, irrigation; N, none; PS, public supply; S, stock.
7. Measured depths to water are given in feet, tenths, and hundredths; reported depths are given in feet.

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