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Marshall County Geohydrology

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Contents

Abstract

Introduction

Purpose and scope of the investigation

Previous investigations

Methods of investigation

Well-numbering system

Acknowledgements

Geography

Location and extent of the area

Topography and drainage

Climate

Population

Transportation

Agriculture

Mineral resources

Sand and gravel

Gypsum

Limestone

Ground water

Principles of occurrence

Artesian conditions

The water table and movement of ground water

Ground-water recharge

Recharge from local precipitation

Recharge from streams and ponds

Recharge from outside areas

Ground-water discharge

Discharge by transpiration and evaporation

Discharge by springs and seeps

Discharge movement to areas outside the county

Discharge by wells

Recovery

Principles of recovery

Dug wells

Bored wells

Driven wells

Drilled wells

Methods of lift and types of pumps

Utilization of water

Domestic and stock supplies

Public supplies

Blue Rapids

Frankfort

Waterville

Axtell

Beattie

Summerfield

Vermillion

Irving

Oketo

Industrial supplies

Air-conditioning supplies

Chemical character of ground water

Chemical constituents in relation to use

Dissolved solids

Hardness

Iron

Fluoride

Nitrate

Sulfate

Sanitary considerations

Geologic formations and their water-bearing properties

Subsurface geology

Pennsylvanian System (Virgilian Series)

Wabaunsee Group

Permian System (Wolfcampian Series)

Admire Group

Council Grove Group

Foraker limestone

Johnson shale

Red Eagle limestone

Roca shale

Grenola limestone

Eskridge shale

Beattie limestone

Stearns shale

Bader limestone

Easly Creek shale

Crouse limestone

Blue Rapids shale

Funston limestone

Speiser shale

Chase Group

Wreford limestone

Matfield shale

Barneston limestone

Doyle shale

Winfield limestone

Odell shale

Nolans limestone

Summer Group

Wellington formation

Quaternary System

Pleistocene Series

Pre-Kansan gravel

Atchison formation

Kansas till

Meade formation

Sanborn formation

Alluvium

Ground-water regions of Marshall County

Well records

Logs of test holes

Measured stratigraphic sections

References

Plates

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