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Contents
Purpose of investigation
Location and extent of area
Previous investigations
Methods of investigation
Well-numbering system
Acknowledgments
Topography and drainage
Climate
Population
Transportation
Agriculture
Mineral resources
Oil and gas
Sand and gravel
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
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
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Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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