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Contents
Purpose and scope 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
Helium
Salt
Sand and gravel
Volcanic ash
Summary of stratigraphy
Paleozoic Era
Mesozoic Era
Cenozoic Era
Tertiary Period
Quaternary Period--Pleistocene Epoch
Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages
Kansan and Yarmouthian Stages
Illinoisan and Sangamonian Stages
Wisconsinan Stage
Recent Stage
Physical and hydrologic properties of water-bearing materials
Grain size
Porosity
Moisture equivalent, specific retention, and specific yield
Permeability, transmissibility, and storage
Specific capacity
Water table and movement of ground water
Shape and slope of water table
Fluctuations of water table
Infiltration of precipitation in upland areas
Influent seepage from streams
Subsurface inflow
Transpiration and evaporation
Springs and seeps
Wells
Subsurface outflow
Domestic and stock supplies
Public water supplies
Kingman
Norwich
Cunningham
Industrial supplies
Irrigation supplies
Chemical character of ground water
Chemical constituents in relation to use
Dissolved solids
Hardness
Iron
Chloride
Fluoride
Nitrate
Chemical constituents in relation to irrigation
Sanitary conditions
Geologic Formations and their Water-Bearing Properties
Permian System
Leonardian Series
Ninnescah Shale
Stone Corral Dolomite
Harper Siltstone
Salt Plain Siltstone
Tertiary System
Pliocene Series
Ogallala(?) Formation
Character
Distribution and thickness
Age and correlation
Water supply
Quaternary System--Pleistocene Series
Lower Pleistocene subseries
Holdrege and Fullerton Formations--Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages
Character
Distribution and thickness
Age and correlation
Water supply
Grand Island and Sappa Formations--Kansan and Yarmouthian Stages
Character
Distribution and thickness
Age and correlation
Water supply
Upper Pleistocene subseries
Crete(?) Formation--Illinoisan Stage
Water supply
Terrace deposits--Wisconsinan Stage
Water supply
Colluvium
Dune sand
Alluvium
Records of Wells, Test Holes, and Springs
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Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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