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Contents
Purpose and scope of investigation
Location and extent of area
Previous investigations
Methods of investigation
Location and well-numbering system
Acknowledgments
Topography and drainage
Climate
Population
Transportation
Agriculture
Summary of stratigraphy
Geologic history and geomorphology
Precambrian rocks
Paleozoic Era
Mesozoic Era
Cenozoic Era
Tertiary Period
Quaternary Period
Principles of occurrence
Source of ground water
Water table
Fluctuations of the water table
Movement of ground water
Ground-water recharge
Ground-water discharge
Effluent seepage and springs
Evapotranspiration
Ground-water pumping
Subsurface movement
Waconda Springs
Recovery of ground water
Hydrologic properties of water-bearing materials
Porosity and specific yield
Permeability and transmissibility
Aquifer tests
Utilization
Domestic and stock supplies
Municipal supplies
Beloit
Cawker City
Glen Elder
Tipton
Hunter
Simpson
Scottsville
Asherville
Industrial supplies
Irrigation supplies
Possibilities for additional ground-water irrigation
Quality of ground water
Chemical constituents in relation to use
Dissolved solids
Hardness
Iron
Fluoride
Nitrate
Sulfate
Chloride
Bicarbonate
Silica
Sodium
Quality of water from Solomon River
Natural softening process in the Dakota Formation
Sanitary considerations
Suitability of water for irrigation
Geologic Formations in Relation to Ground Water
Cretaceous System
Gulfian Series
Dakota Formation
Character and subdivisions
Distribution and thickness
Water supply
Graneros Shale
Character
Distribution and thickness
Water supply
Greenhorn Limestone
Character and subdivisions
Distribution and thickness
Water supply
Carlile Shale
Character and subdivisions
Distribution and thickness
Water supply
Niobrara Formation
Character and subdivisions
Distribution and thickness
Water supply
Quaternary System.
Pleistocene Series
Crete Formation
Loveland and Peoria Formations.
Terrace deposits
Character and extent
Water supply
Alluvium
Character and extent
Water supply
Record of Water Level in Observation Well 6-9-27abc
Records of Wells and Test Holes
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Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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