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Geohydrology of Harper County

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Contents

Abstract

Introduction

Purpose 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

Oil and gas

Sand and gravel

Geology

Summary of stratigraphy

Geologic history

Tertiary System

Quaternary System-Pleistocene Series

Lower Pleistocene

Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages

Kansan and Yarmouthian Stages

Upper Pleistocene

Illinoisan and Sangamonian Stages

Wisconsinan Stage

Ground Water

Source

Occurrence

Artesian conditions

Water-table conditions

Water table and movement of ground water

Ground-water recharge and discharge

Ground water in storage

Recovery

Principles of recovery

Types of wells

Dug wells

Driven wells

Drilled wells

Utilization of water

Domestic and stock supplies

Public water supplies

Anthony

Attica

Harper

Industrial supplies

Irrigation supplies

Future development of irrigation supplies

Hydrologic properties of water-bearing materials

Aquifer tests

Chemical character of ground water

Chemical constituents in relation to use

Dissolved solids

Hardness

Iron

Chloride

Sulfate

Fluoride

Nitrate

Chemical constituents in relation to irrigation

Geologic Formations and Their Water-bearing Characteristics

Permian System-Leonardian Series

Sumner Group

Ninnescah Shale

Nippewalla Group

Harper Siltstone

Salt Plain Siltstone

Tertiary(?) System-Pliocene(?) Series

Quaternary System-Pleistocene Series

Lower Pleistocene

Holdrege Formation-Nebraskan Stage

Fullerton Formation-Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages

Grand Island Formation-Kansan Stage

Sappa Formation-Kansan and Yarmouthian Stages

Upper Pleistocene

Crete Formation-Illinoisan Stage

Slope deposits-Illinoisan to Recent Stages

Peoria Formation-Wisconsinan Stage

Terrace deposits-Wisconsinan Stage

Dune sand-Wisconsinan and Recent Stages

Alluvium-Recent Stage

Records of Wells and Test Holes

Logs of Wells and Test Holes

References

Plates


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