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Logs of Wells and Test Holes, continued

Ts. 26 and 27 S. || T. 28 S. || T. 29 S. || Ts. 30 and 31 S.

30-4-18bbb--Drillers log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 18, T. 30 S., R. 4 W., in triangle north of highway, west of county-line road. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys August 16, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,468.6 feet; depth to water, 9.1 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Holdrege and Fullerton Formations--Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages
		Silt, sandy, dark brown	3	3
		Sand, fine, tan	2	5
		Sand, fine to medium	61	66
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah Shale
		Shale, red	1	67

30-4-19bbb--Drillers log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 19, T. 30 S., R. 4 W., on east side of road, 30 feet south of east-west road. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys August 16, 1955. Surface altitude 1,487.4 feet; depth to water, 20.6 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Holdrege and Fullerton Formations--Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages
		Silt, sandy, tan	2	2
		Clay, tan, some gravel	2	4
		Clay and sand, tan	3	7
		Sand, fine to medium	3	10
		Sand, fine to medium, and gravel	13	23
		Sand, fine, light tan	7	30
		Sand, fine to coarse	17	47
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah Shale
		Shale, red	1	48

30-4-19ccc--Drillers log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 19, T. 30 S., R. 4 W., on east side of road, 50 feet north of east-west road. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys August 16, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,475.3 feet; depth to water, 14.4 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Holdrege and Fullerton Formations--Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages
		Silt, sandy, brown	5	5
		Silt, black	2	7
		Sand, fine to medium	3	10
		Sand, fine to medium, and clay, red	8	18
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah Shale
		Shale, green	1	19

30-5-3cdd1--Drillers log of well in SE SE SW sec. 3, T. 30 S., R. 5 W. Drilled by Layne-Western Co. for town of Norwich in 1936. Surface altitude, 1,490.8 feet; depth to water, 24.0 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Soil	1	1
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Holdrege and Fullerton Formations--Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages
		Clay, sandy	4	5
		Sand, fine	19	24
		Sand, medium, and clay	4	28
		Sand, medium	14	42
		Clay, yellow	1	43
		Clay, very sandy	3	46
		Sand, fine	5	51
		Clay, yellow	5	56
		Clay, sandy	2	58
		Sand, fine	15	73
		Sand, medium; contains shale fragments	19	92
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah Shale
		Shale, red		92

30-5-5ccc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 5, T. 30 S., R. 5 W., on east side of road, 50 feet north of center line of Kansas Highway 42. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 14, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,473.5 feet; depth to water, 8.1 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Road fill	2	2
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Holdrege and Fullerton Formations--Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains much tan to gray silt	7.5	9.5
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah Shale
		Shale, red	0.5	10

30-5-14aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 14, T. 30 S., R. 5 W., on west side of road, 75 feet south of east-west road. Drilled by Federal and State Geological Surveys August 4, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,490.2 feet; depth to water, 26.7 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Holdrege and Fullerton Formations--Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, contains much tan silt	4	4
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, silty	6	10
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains thin streaks of tan silt	5	15
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel	30	45
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains a few thin silt streaks	15	60
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel	13	73
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah Shale
		Shale, red	2	75

30-5-14ddd--Drillers log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 14, T. 30 S., R. 5 W., on west side of road, 50 feet north of center line of east-west road. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 3, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,483.1 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Soil	2	2
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Holdrege and Fullerton Formations--Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages
		Silt, brown	3	5
		Silt, tan	3	8
		Silt, gay	4	12
		Sand, fine to coarse	3	15
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel	10	25
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains thin silt streaks	5	30
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel	20	50

30-5-17bbb--Drillers log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 17, T. 30 S., R. 5 W., on east side of road, 30 feet south of center line of east-west road. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 7, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,421.2 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Road fill	4	4
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
	Colluvium
		Silt, red brown; contains sand and gravel	3	7
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah Shale
		Shale, red		7

30-5-19aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 19, T. 30 S., R. 5 W., on west side of road, 30 feet south of center line of east-west road. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 7, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,394.1 feet; depth to water, 9.0 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
	Alluvium--Recent
		Sand, fine to coarse, very silty	5	5
		Silt, very sandy, red brown	3	8
		Sand, fine to coarse; contains much red silt	5	13
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains much red silt	4	17
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah Shale
		Shale, red		17

30-5-26aaa--Drillers log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 26, T. 30 S., R. 5 W., on west side of road, 30 feet south of center line of east-west road. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 8, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,425.4 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Road fill	2	2
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
	Colluvium
		Silt, red	2	4
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah Shale
		Shale, red	1	5

30-5-29cdc--Sample log of test hole in SW SE SW sec. 29, T. 30 S., R. 5 W., on north side of road, 0.35 mile east of north-south road. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 8, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,355.9 feet; depth to water, 6.8 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
		Soil, very sandy	2	2
	Terrace deposits--Wisconsinan Stage
		Sand, fine to coarse; contains some gray and tan silt	18	20
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel	11	31
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah Shale
		Shale, gray green		31

30-5-29ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 29, T. 30 S., R. 5 W., on north side of road, 75 feet west of center line of north-south road. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 8, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,366.9 feet; depth to water, 18.8 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Road fill	3	3
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
	Colluvium
		Silt, red; contains sand and gravel	7	10
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains much red-brown silt	8	18
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel, silty	8	26
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah Shale
		Shale, red		26

30-5-30aaa1--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 30, T. 30 S., R. 5 W., on west side of road, 20 feet south of center line of east-west road. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 8, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,368.3 feet; depth to water, 4.9 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
	Terrace deposits--Wisconsinan Stage
		Sand, fine to coarse, some silt	10	10
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, silty	19	29
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah Shale
		Shale, red	1	30

30-5-31aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 31, T. 30 S., R. 5 W., on west side of road, 20 feet south of center line of east-west road. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 8, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,365.8 feet; depth to water, 17.1 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
	Terrace deposits--Wisconsinan Stage
		Silt, very sandy, red brown	8	8
		Sand, fine to coarse; much red-brown silt	2	10
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel, silty,	5	15
		Clay, silty, red brown; contains sand and gravel	2	17
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel, silty; contains fragments of Permian rocks	32	49
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah Shale
		Shale, red	1	50

30-5-32bcc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW NW sec. 32, T. 30 S., R. 5 W., on east side of road, 100 feet north of end of road. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 8, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,345.8 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
	Colluvium
		Silt, sandy, brown	5	5
		Silt, very sandy, tan	2	7
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah Shale
		Siltstone, red	7

30-5-32cdd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SW sec. 32, T. 30 S., R. 5 W., in center of abandoned road, 10 feet west of half-section fence. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 4, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,342.7 feet; depth to water, 10.6 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Soil	2	2
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
	Terrace deposits--Wisconsinan Stage
		Silt, sandy, pink tan	3	5
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, very silty	8	13
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel	32	45
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah Shale
		Shale, green	1	46

30-5-33cdd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SW sec. 33, T. 30 S., R. 5 W., on north side of road, even with east side of abandoned road to south. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 4, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,352.0 feet; depth to water, 10.7 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
		Soil	2	2
	Colluvium
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, some silt	3	5
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, silty; contains fragments of Permian rock	5	10
		Silt, very sandy, red brown	2	12
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah Shale
		Shale, red	3	15

30-5-34ccc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 34, T. 30 S., R. 5 W., on north side of road, opposite corner fence post across road. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 4, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,365.8 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
		Soil	2	2
	Colluvium
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, very silty	3	5
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel, very silty	4	9
		Silt, sandy, tan	8	17
		Sand, fine to coarse, very silty	3	20
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel, very silty	3	23
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah Shale
		Shale, red	2	25

30-5-36ccc--Drillers log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 36, T. 30 S., R. 5 W., on east side of road, 50 feet north of center line of east-west road. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 4, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,398.7 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
		Soil	2	2
	Colluvium
		Silt, clayey, red	3	5
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah Shale
		Shale, red		5

30-5-36ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 36, T. 30 S., R. 5 W., on north side of road, 20 feet west of center line of north-south road. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 4, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,419.0 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
		Soil	3	3
	Colluvium
		Sand, fine to coarse, very silty	6	9
		Silt, very sandy, red brown	6	15
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah Shale
		Shale, red	5	20

30-6-5bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 5, T. 30 S., R. 6 W., on east side of road, 20 feet south of east-west road. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 20, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,444.6 feet; depth to water, 7.9 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Road fill	2	2
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
	Colluvium
		Silt, sandy, brown	3	5
		Sand, fine to coarse, very silty	5	10
		Silt, very sandy, pink tan	3	13
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, very silty	3	16
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah Shale
		Siltstone, red	1	17

30-6-8ada--Sample log of test hole in NE SE NE sec. 8, T. 30 S., R. 6 W., on west side of road, 0.25 mile-south of Kansas Highway 42. Augered by Federal and Stale Geological Surveys June 7, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,409.2 feet; depth to water, 18.5 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Road fill	3	3
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
	Terrace deposits--Wisconsinan Stage
		Silt, very sandy, tan	2	5
		Silt, red tan; contains sand and gravel	5	10
		Silt, sandy, tan	5	15
		Silt, sandy, gray tan	10	25
		Sand, fine to coarse, very silty	10	35
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, silty	11	46
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah Shale
		Shale, red		46

30-6-9ccb--Sample log of test hole in NW SW SW sec. 9, T. 30 S., R. 6 W., on east side of road, 10 feet south of half-section fence. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 7, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,391.3 feet; depth to water, 8.7 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Road fill	8	8
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
	Terrace deposits--Wisconsinan Stage
		Sand, fine to coarse	2	10
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel	3	13
		Sand, fine to coarse, silty	5	18
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, silty	2	20
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah Shale
		Shale, red		20

30-6-17aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 17, T. 30 S., R. 6 W., on west side of road, 100 feet north of center bridge of three bridges. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 7, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,391.3 feet; depth to water, 10.1 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Road fill	10	10
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
	Alluvium--Recent
		Silt, very sandy, gray brown	5	15
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, silty	14	29
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah Shale
		Shale, red	1	30

30-6-33ccc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 33, T. 30 S., R. 6 W., on north side of road, opposite center of road to south. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 4, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,552.1 feet; depth to water, 38.0 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Soil	2	2
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Holdrege and Fullerton Formations--Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, silty	8	10
		Sand, fine to coarse, very silty	10	20
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, silty; contains thin streaks of tan silt	5	25
		Silt, sandy, calcareous, light tan; contains many thin sand streaks	10	35
		Silt, very sandy, calcareous, light tan	10	45
		Sand, fine to medium, very silty	5	50

30-6-34ccc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 34, T. 30 S., R. 6 W., on north side of road, 500 feet east of road to north. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 4, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,521.1 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Soil	2	2
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Holdrege and Fullerton Formations--Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages
		Silt, sandy, tan	2	4
		Silt, clayey, sandy, gray tan	1	5
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel	19	24
Permian--Leonardian
	Harper Siltstone
		Siltstone, red brown	1	25

30-7-1ccc--Drillers log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 1, T. 30 S., R. 7 W., on east side of road, 75 feet north of Kansas Highway 42. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys August 9, 1956. Surface altitude, 1,444.8 feet; depth to water, 20.8 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
	Terrace deposits--Wisconsinan Stage
		Sand, fine to coarse, silty	5	5
		Sand, fine to coarse	10	15
		Silt, sandy, dark brown	5	20
		Sand, fine to coarse; contains much dark-brown to gray silt	24	44
Permian--Leonardian
	Harper Siltstone
		Siltstone, red	1	45

30-7-9aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 9, T. 30 S ., R. 7 W., near center of triangular road junction, 50 feet south of center line of Kansas Highway 42. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 21, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,455.2 feet; depth to water, 10.6 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
	Terrace deposits--Wisconsinan Stage
		Sand, fine to coarse; contains much red-brown silt	10	10
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains a few silt streaks	25	35
Permian--Leonardian
	Harper Siltstone
		Siltstone, red brown	1	36

30-7-10cbc--Sample log of test hole in SW NW SW sec. 10, T. 30 S., R. 7 W., halfway between two highway bridges, 80 feet east of Kansas Highway 14. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 21, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,438.9 feet; depth to water, 3.6 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
	Alluvium--Recent
		Sand, fine to medium, silty	5	5
		Sand, fine to very coarse	5	10
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel	14	24
Permian--Leonardian
	Harper Siltstone
		Siltstone, red brown	1	25

30-7-16daa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE SE sec. 16, T. 30 S., R. 7 W., in borrow pit between Kansas Highway 14 and railroad track, 15 feet south of farm drive. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 21, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,451.0 feet; depth to water, 11.0 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
	Terrace deposits--Wisconsinan Stage
		Silt, sandy, brown	2	2
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel	3	5
		Silt, sandy, light brown to red	5	10
		Sand, fine to very coarse; contains much pink-tan silt	29	39
Permian--Leonardian
	Harper Siltstone
		Siltstone, red	1	40

30-7-25dcc--Drillers log of test hole in SW SW SE sec. 25, T. 30 S., R. 7 W., on east side of road, 75 feet north of east-west road. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys August 8, 1956. Surface altitude, 1,559.8 feet; depth to water, 32.4 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Holdrege and Fullerton Formations--Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, silty	5	5
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel	20	25
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains a few silt streaks	15	40

30-7-28ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 28, T. 30 S., R. 7 w., on west side of road, 60 feet north of east-west road. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 21, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,592.6 feet; depth to water, 33.3 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Soil	2	2
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Holdrege and Fullerton Formations--Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, very silty	8	10
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains a few thin silt streaks	5	15
		Sand, fine to coarse	5	20
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel, thin silt streaks at 23 feet	5	25
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel	8	33
		Silt, tan; some sand and gravel	2	35
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains thin streaks of clayey tan silt	15	50

30-7-30aaa--Drillers log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 30, T. 30 S., R. 7 W., on west side of road, 150 feet south of section-line fence. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys August 7, 1956. Surface altitude, 1,550.0 feet; depth to water, 8.8 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Holdrege and Fullerton Formations--Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages
		Sand, fine to coarse	20	20

30-7-34ccc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 34, T. 30 S., R. 7 W., in triangle at road junction, 35 feet north of center line of east-west road and 60 feet east of center line of north-south road. Drilled by Federal and State Geological Surveys July 26, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,604.1 feet, depth to water, 49.1 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Soil	2	2
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Grand Island and Sappa Formations--Kansan and Yarmouthian Stages
		Silt, sandy, tan	2	4
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains a few thin silt streaks	6	10
		Sand, fine to coarse; contains a few thin silt streaks	5	15
	Holdrege and Fullerton Formations--Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages
		Silt, sandy,, clayey, tan	5	20
		Silt, clayey, gray to pink gray	9	29
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains a few thin silt streaks	21	50
		Sand, fine to coarse	5	55
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains thin silt streaks	9	64
		Silt, sandy, tan	2	66
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains a few thin silt streaks	10	76
Permian--Leonardian
	Harper Siltstone
		Siltstone, red	4	80

30-7-35ccd--Sample log of test hole in SE SW SW sec. 35, T. 30 S., R. 7 W., on north side of road, near center line of road to south. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 3, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,569.7 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Soil	3	3
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Holdrege and Fullerton Formations--Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages
		Silt, red to brown; contains some sand and fine gravel	2	5
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel, very silty	4	9
		Silt, very sandy, tan	1	10
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel, silty	3	13
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains much gray-tan silt	4	17
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains a few thin streaks of tan silt	20	37
		Silt, sandy, calcareous, tan to gray tan	8	45
Permian--Leonardian
	Harper Siltstone
		Siltstone, red	5	50

30-8-6bcb--Sample log of test hole in NW SW NW sec. 6, T. 30 S., R. 8 W., on edge of field on east side of road, 150 feet north of bridge. Drilled by Federal and State Geological Surveys July 26, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,536.5 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
	Terrace deposits--Wisconsinan Stage
		Silt, sandy, brown	2	2
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel	16	18
		Silt, sandy, gray; contains thin sand streaks	7	25
		Silt, very sandy, gray	5	30
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains a few streaks of sandy gray silt	5	35
		Silt, sandy, gray; contains thin streaks of sand and gravel	5	40
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains thin streaks of tan silt	9	49
Permian--Leonardian
	Harper(?) Siltstone
		Siltstone, red	1	50

30-8-23dcc.-Drillers log of test hole in SW SW SE sec. 23, T. 30 S., R 8 W., on east side of road, 150 feet north of transmission line at section corner. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys August 7, 1956. Surface altitude, 1,583.5 feet; depth to water, 18.4 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Holdrege and Fullerton Formations--Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages
		Sand, fine to coarse, silty	10	10
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel	15	25

30-8-28ccc--Drillers log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 28, T. 30 S., R. 8 W., in east road ditch, 40 feet north of center line of east-west road. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys August 7, 1956. Surface altitude, 1,618.3 feet; depth to water, 29.0 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Holdrege and Fullerton Formations--Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages
		Silt, sandy, tan; contains caliche nodules	5	5
		Silt, sandy, tan	7	12
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel	13	25
		Silt, tan	5	30
		Sand, fine to coarse	15	45

30-9-1dda--Sample log of test hole in NE SE SE sec. 1, T. 30 S., R. 9 W., on west side of road, 0.2 mile north of east-west road. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys July 21, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,546.3 feet; depth to water, 11.6 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
		Soil	3	3
	Terrace deposits--Wisconsinan Stage
		Silt, sandy, dark gray	2	5
		Silt, sandy, tan	10	15
		Silt, sandy, calcareous, tan	5	20
		Silt, sandy, calcareous, gray tan	5	25
		Silt, sandy, gray tan	5	30
		Silt, sandy, tan	5	35
		Silt, sandy, gray	15	50

30-9-1ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 1, T. 30 S., R. 9 W., on west side of road, 60 feet north of center line of east-west road. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys July 21, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,578.4 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Road fill	3	3
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Holdrege and Fullerton Formations--Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages
		Silt, very sandy, calcareous, tan	4	7
		Silt, very sandy, calcareous, gray tan	3	10
		Silt, sandy, calcareous, pink tan	1.3	23
Permian--Leonardian
	Harper(?) Siltstone
		Siltstone, red	2	25

30-9-2ccb--Drillers log of test hole in NW SW SW sec. 2, T. 30 S., R. 9 W., in east road ditch, 50 feet north of surfaced road to east. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys August 8, 1956. Surface altitude, 1,617.7 feet; depth to water, 16.3 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Holdrege and Fullerton Formations--Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages
		Sand, fine to coarse	10	10
		Sand, fine to coarse, silty	5	15
		Sand, fine to coarse	5	20

30-9-17aad--Drillers log of test hole in SE NE NE sec. 17, T. 30 S., R. 9 W., on west side of road, 0.15 mile south of Kansas Highway 42. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys August 3, 1956. Surface altitude, 1,712.1 feet; depth to water, 67.5 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Road fill	5	5
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
	Crete(?) Formation--Illinoisan(?) Stage
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel	8	13
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Grand Island and Sappa Formations--Kansan and Yarmouthian Stages
		Silt, sandy, tan	2	15
		Silt, sandy, gray to tan	5	20
		Sand, fine to coarse	10	30
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel	15	45
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel	25	70

30-9-20ddd--Drillers log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 20, T. 30 S., R. 9 W., on west side of road, 300 feet north of east-west road. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys August 3, 1956. Surface altitude, 1,647.3 feet; depth to water, 7.1 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Holdrege and Fullerton Formations--Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages
		Silt, sandy, tan	5	5
		Silt, very sandy, red brown	10	15
		Sand, fine to coarse, silty	5	20

30-9-23bbb--Drillers log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 23, T. 30 S., R. 9 W., in east road ditch, 50 feet south of center line of east-west road. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys August 6, 1956. Surface altitude, 1,619.7 feet; depth to water, 23.9 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Holdrege and Fullerton Formations--Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages
		Silt, sandy, red brown	15	15
		Sand, fine to coarse	10	25
		Silt, sandy, tan	5	30
		Sand, fine to coarse	10	40

30-9-24aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 24, T. 30 S., R. 9 W., on west side of road, 80 feet south of section-line fence. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys July 21, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,584.7 feet; depth to water, 30.5 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Soil	2	2
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Holdrege and Fullerton Formations--Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages
		Silt, very sandy, tan	11	13
		Silt, sandy, gray tan; contains caliche nodules	2	15
		Sand, fine to coarse, very silty	5	20
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel	5	25
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains a few thin silt streaks	5	30
		Sand, fine to coarse, very silty	5	35
		Sand, fine to coarse, and much fine to medium gravel, silty	13	48
Permian--Leonardian
	Salt Plain(?) Siltstone
		Siltstone, red	2	50

30-9-24add--Sample log of test hole in SE SE NE sec. 24, T. 30 S., R. 9 W., on west side of road, 75 feet south of bridge. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys July 21, 1955, Surface altitude, 1,537.5 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
		Soil	2	2
	Terrace deposits--Wisconsinan Stage
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel	3	5
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel	10	15
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains a few thin silt streaks	25	40
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains much dark-gray silt	7.5	47.5
Permian--Leonardian
	Salt Plain Siltstone
		Siltstone, red	2.5	50

30-9-25ddd--Drillers log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 25, T. 30 S., R. 9 W., on west side of road, 25 feet north of section-line fence. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys August 7, 1956. Surface altitude, 1,652.9 feet; depth to water, 51.9 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Road fill	3	3
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Grand Island and Sappa Formations--Kansan and Yarmouthian Stages
		Sand, fine to coarse	17	20
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains a few thin silt streaks	32	52
	Fullerton Formation--Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages
		Silt, sandy, gray tan; contains caliche nodules	13	65

30-9-26ccc.-Drillers log of test hole in SW SW SW sec 26, T. 30 S., R. 9 W., in east road ditch, 40 feet north of section-line fence. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys August 6, 1956. Surface altitude. 1,656.3 feet; depth to water, 53.8 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Grand Island and Sappa Formations--Kansan and Yarmouthian Stages
		Sand, fine to coarse, silty	5	5
		Sand, fine to medium	15	20
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel	40	60

30-9-31cbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW SW sec. 31, T. 30 S., R. 9 W., on east side of road, 100 feet south of north bridge. Drilled by Federal and State Geological Surveys August 2, 1955. Surface altitude 1,651.4 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
	Terrace deposits--Wisconsinan Stage
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel	10	10
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains a few streaks of dark-gray silt	10	20
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel	5	25
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains streaks of dark-gray silt	15	40
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel	7	47
Permian--Leonardian
	Salt Plain Siltstone
		Sandstone, fine, red	3	50

30-9-36ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 36, T. 30 S., R. 9 W., on west side of road, 100 feet north of center line of east-west road. Drilled by Federal and State Geological Surveys July 26, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,683.3 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Road fill	2	2
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
	Crete(?) and Loveland(?) Formations--Illinoisan(?) and Sangamonian(?) Stages
		Silt, sandy, calcareous, tan	6	8
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, silty	9	17
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Grand Island and Sappa Formations--Kansan and Yarmouthian Stages
		Clay, silty, calcareous, gray white; contains much caliche	3	20
		Silt, sandy, calcareous, light gray; contains caliche nodules	5	25
		Silt, sandy, calcareous, gray tan; contains caliche nodules	11	36
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel, very silty	4	40
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains a few thin silt streaks	45	85
	Holdrege and Fullerton Formations--Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages
		Silt, sandy, calcareous, gray tan; contains caliche nodules	10	95
		Silt, sandy, tan to pink tan; contains thin streaks of sand and fine gravel	5	100
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains streaks of pink-tan calcareous silt	6	106
Permian--Leonardian
	Salt Plain(?) Siltstone
		Siltstone, red	3	109

30-10-1bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 1, T. 30 S., R. 10 W., on east side of road, 75 feet north of bridge. Drilled by Federal and State Geological Surveys August 2, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,638.9 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
	Terrace deposits--Wisconsinan Stage
		Silt, sandy, dark gray	5	5
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel	1.3	18
		Silt, very sandy, light gray	2	20
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains a few thin silt streaks	10	30
Permian--Leonardian
	Salt Plain Siltstone
		Siltstone, red	5	35

30-10-1ddd--Drillers log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 1, T. 30 S., R. 10 W., on north side of road, 50 feet west of road to south. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys August 13, 1956. Surface altitude, 1,717.7 feet; depth to water, 52.7 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Grand Island and Sappa Formations--Kansan and Yarmouthian Stages
		Sand, fine to coarse, silty	5	5
		Sand, fine to medium	25	30
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, silty	25	55

30-10-7ccc--Drillers log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 7, T. 30 S., R. 10 W., on east side of abandoned road, 20 feet north of center line of east-west road. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys August 2, 1956. Surface altitude, 1,792.4 feet; depth to water, 47.4 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
	Dune sand--Recent
		Sand, fine to medium, silty	15	15
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Grand Island and Sappa Formations--Kansan and Yarmouthian Stages
		Silt, sandy, brown	10	25
		Silt, sandy, gray	15	40
		Silt, sandy, gray tan	5	45
		Sand, fine to coarse, very silty	10	55
		Silt, sandy, gray	5	60
		Sand, fine to coarse	10	70

30-10-15aaa--Drillers log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 15, T. 30 S., R. 10 W., on west side of road, 50 feet north of railroad track. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys August 3, 1956. Surface altitude, 11745.8 feet; depth to water, 54.4 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Grand Island and Sappa Formations--Kansan and Yarmouthian Stages
		Silt, gray; contains much caliche	10	10
		Sand, fine to coarse	15	25
		Silt, gray tan	5	30
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel	35	65

30-10-24aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 24, T. 30 S., R. 10 W., an west side of road, 100 feet south of east-west road. Drilled by Federal and State Geological Surveys October 1, 1955. Surface altitude, 11744.6 feet; depth to water, 65.1 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Road fill	2	2
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Grand Island and Sappa Formations--Kansan and Yarmouthian Stages
		Silt, very sandy, tan	3	5
		Silt, very sandy, light gray tan; contains caliche	13	18
		Sand, fine	2	20
		Silt, very sandy, gray tan to light gray; contains caliche	17	37
		Sand, fine to medium, silty	3	40
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains a few thin silt streaks	45	85
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; lime-cemented streak at 87 feet	5	90
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains thin streaks of tan silt	10	100
		Sand, fine to coarse; contains some silt	14	114
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains thin streak of gray silt	6	120
	Holdrege and Fullerton Formations--Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages
		Silt, clayey, sandy, tan; contains thin hard streaks of caliche	5	125
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains thin streaks of tan silt	5	130
Permian--Leonardian
	Salt Plain Siltstone
		Siltstone, red	5	135

30-10-26cbc--Drillers log of test hole in SW NW SW sec. 26, T. 30 S , R. 10 W., on east side of road, 0.15 mile south of half-section road. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys August 3, 1956. Surface altitude, 1,691.5 feet; depth to water, 8.9 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Grand Island and Sappa Formations--Kansan and Yarmouthian Stages
		Sand, fine to coarse; brown silt at base	10	10

30-10-29aaa--Drillers log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 29, T. 30 S., R. 10 W., on south side of road, 300 feet west of north-south road. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys August 3, 1956. Surface altitude, 1,743.3 feet; depth to water, 19.5 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Grand Island and Sappa Formations--Kansan and Yarmouthian Stages
		Silt, sandy, gray	5	5
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, very silty	5	10
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel	20	30

30-10-30ccc--Drillers log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 30, T. 30 S., R. 10 W., on east side of road, 50 feet north of center line of east-west road. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys August 3, 1956. Surface altitude, 1,746.9 feet; depth to water, 10.0 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Grand Island and Sappa Formations--Kansan and Yarmouthian Stages
		Silt, gray tan	10	10
		Sand, fine to coarse; contains much gray silt	5	15

30-10-31ccc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 31, T. 80 S,, R. 10 W., on east side of road, 100 feet north of turn in road. Drilled by Federal and State Geological Surveys August 23, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,779.4 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Grand Island and Sappa Formations--Kansan and Yarmouthian Stages
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, silty	5	5
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel	13	18
		Silt, clayey, sandy	2	20
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains thin silt streaks	10	30
		Sand, fine to very coarse	10	40
		Silt, very sandy, tan to gray tan	14	54
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel	16	70
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains many thin silt streaks	39	109
	Holdrege and Fullerton Formations--Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages
		Silt, sandy, calcareous, light tan	11	120
		Sand, fine to coarse, mostly fine to medium, silty	5	125
Permian--Leonardian
	Salt Plain Siltstone
		Siltstone, red	4	129

31-5-5aab--Drillers log of test hole in NW NE NE sec. 5, T. 31 S., R. 5 W., on south side of road 0.25 mile west of north-south road. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 4, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,343.0 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
		Soil	2	2
	Colluvium
		Silt, tan; contains some sand and gravel	5	7
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah Shale
		Shale, red		7

31-5-5abb--Drillers log of test hole in NW NW NE sec. 5, T. 31 S., R. 5 W., on south side of road, 5 feet east of half-section fence. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 4, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,340.0 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
		Soil	3	3
	Colluvium
		Silt, sandy, tan	4	7
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah Shale
		Shale, red		7

31-6-1baa--Drillers log of test hole in NE NE NW sec. 1, T. 31 S., R. 6 W., on south side of road on center line of road to north. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 6, 1955. Surface altitude., 1,341.1 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Soil	3	3
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah Shale
		Shale, red	1	4

31-6-2aab--Drillers log of test hole in NW NE NE sec. 2, T. 31 S., R. 6 W., on, south side of road, 0.25 mile west of north-south road. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 6. 1955. Surface altitude, 1,373.5 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
		Soil, black	3	3
	Colluvium
		Clay, sandy, brown to red	5	8
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah Shale
		Shale, red		8

31-6-5bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 5, T. 31 S , R. 6 W., on south side of road, 150 feet east of small bridge. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 4, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,537.1 feet; depth to water, 14.4 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Soil	2	2
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Holdrege and Fullerton Formations--Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel, silty; contains a few thin silt streaks	7	9
		Clay, sandy, gray green to tan; contains thin sand streaks	6	15
		Sand, fine to coarse, silty	17	32
Permian--Leonardian
	Harper Siltstone
		Siltstone, red		32

31-6-6bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 6, T. 31 S., R. 6 W., on south side of road, 280 feet east of section-line fence. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 4, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,575.2 feet; depth to water, 42.0 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Soil	2	2
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Holdrege and Fullerton Formations--Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel, very silty	3	.5
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains much tan silt	4	9
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, silty	15	24
		Silt, sandy, tan	1	25
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, silty	10	35
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel, silty	5	40
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, silty	10	50

31-7-1bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 1, T. 31 S, R. 7 W., in south road ditch, 0.5 mile west of road to south. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 3, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,587.4 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Soil	2	2
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Holdrege and Fullerton Formations--Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages
		Silt, red brown; some sand and gravel	3	5
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains a few thin silt streaks	45	50

31-7-3bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 3, T. 31 S., R. 7 W., in small triangle at road intersection, 30 feet south of east-west road. Augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys June 3, 1955. Surface altitude, 1,594.1 feet; depth to water, 40.6 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Soil	3	3
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
	Grand Island and Sappa Formations--Kansan and Yarmouthian Stages
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel, very silty	4	7
	Holdrege and Fullerton Formations--Nebraskan and Aftonian Stages
		Silt, sandy, clayey, tan	3	10
		Silt, clayey, gray tan	5	15
		Silt, sandy, gray tan	3	18
		Sand, fine to coarse, silty	2	20
		Silt, sandy, gray tan	5	25
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel	10	35
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains a few thin tan silt streaks	15	50

Ts. 26 and 27 S. || T. 28 S. || T. 29 S. || Ts. 30 and 31 S.

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