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Contents
Purpose and scope of the investigation
Location and extent of the area
Previous investigations
Methods of investigation
Well-numbering system
Topography and drainage
Climate
Population
Transportation
Agriculture
Mineral resources
Oil
Construction materials
Summary of stratigraphy
Rocks not exposed
Geomorphology
Source and occurrence
Water in sand and gravel
Water in limestone and shale
Water in sandstone
Movement
Artesian conditions
Recharge
To Pliocene and Pleistocene deposits
To bedrock formations
Discharge
Recovery
Utilization
Domestic and stock supplies
Public supplies
Hill City
Bogue
Industrial supplies
Irrigation supplies
Chemical character
Chemical constituents in relation to use
Dissolved solids
Hardness
Silica
Iron
Fluoride
Nitrate
Water for irrigation
Sanitary considerations
Geologic formations and their water-bearing properties
Cretaceous System
Gulfian Series
Dakota formation
Graneros shale
Greenhorn limestone
Carlile shale
Niobrara formation
Fort Hays limestone member
Smoky Hill chalk member
Pierre shale
Tertiary System
Pliocene Series
Ogallala formation
Character
Distribution and thickness
Water supply
Quaternary System
Pleistocene Series
Meade formation
Sanborn formation
Crete sand and gravel member
Loveland silt member
Peoria silt member
Bignell silt member
Terrace deposits
Slope deposits
Thickness
Water supply
Dune sand
Alluvium
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Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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