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Table 6--Analysis of water from typical wells in Morton county, Kansas. (Analyzed by Robert H. Hess. Quantities are expressed as parts per million [One part per million is equivalent to 1 pound of substance per million pounds of water or 8.33 pounds per million gallons of water.]. Reacting values [equivalents per million] given in italics.)

Well No.
Plate 2		 Location, depth,
geologic zone		 Date of
collection,
1939		 Temperature
(°F)		 Iron
(Fe)		 Calcium
(Ca)		 Magnesium
(Mg)		 Sodium and
potassium
(Na + K)
(calculated)		 Bicarbonate
(HCO3)		 Sulphate
(SO4)		 Chloride
(Cl)		 Fluoride
(F)		 Nitrate
(NO3)		 Total
dissolved
solids		 Hardness (calculated as CaCO3)
Total Carbonate Non-
carbonate
T. 31 S., R. 39 W.
5 NE NE sec. 30, 105 feet, Ogallala Oct. 13 60 0.47 65
3.24		 29
2.38		 22
0.95		 246
4.03		 95
1.98		 8.0
0.23		 1.7
0.09		 15
0.24		 359 282 202 80
T. 31 S., R. 40 W.
7 NE NE sec. 9, 160 feet, Ogallala do 60 0.3 45
2.25		 29
2.38		 37
1.59		 195
3.2		 118
2.45		 11
0.31		 2.3
0.12		 8.4
0.14		 349 232 160 72
T. 31 S., R. 42 W.
11 SE SE sec. 8, 145 feet, Cockrum do 59 Less than .15 part 45
2.25		 16
1.32		 9.2
0.40		 207
3.39		 14
0.29		 4.5
0.15		 0.6
0.03		 8
0.13		 201 179 170 9
T. 31 S., R. 41 W.
15 NE SE sec. 3, 216 feet, Cockrum Sep. 25 62 2.7 37
1.85		 34
2.79		 113
4.93		 299
4.89		 196
4.08		 17
0.48		 2.3
0.12		 0
0.00		 601 237 2372 0
18 SE SE sec. 23, 44 feet, Cockrum Oct. 13 59 Less than .15 part 70
3.49		 19
1.56		 19
0.82		 249
4.08		 40
0.83		 12
0.34		 1.1
0.06		 35
0.56		 321 253 204 49
T. 31 S., R. 43 W.
26 SW NW sec. 22, 51 feet, Cockrum Sep. 25 59 Less than .15 part 42
2.10		 25
2.03		 33
1.42		 232
3.80		 63
1.31		 9
0.25		 2.2
0.12		 6.2
0.10		 296 208 190 18
T. 32 S., R. 39 W.
30 NE NE sec. 18, 170 feet, Ogallala (?) Oct. 13 60 1.5 74
3.69		 47
3.86		 67
2.92		 242
3.97		 270
5.62		 24
0.68		 1.9
0.10		 6.2
0.10		 613 380 198 182
T. 32 S., R. 40 W.
32 SW SW sec. 6, 180 feet, Ogallala (?) do 61 1.7 71
3.54		 49
4.03		 49
2.11		 237
3.89		 246
5.12		 12
0.34		 2.8
0.15		 11
0.18		 561 382 194 188
37 NE NW sec. 34, 168 feet, Ogallala (?) do 60 1.6 44
2.20		 40
3.29		 48
2.10		 215
3.53		 157
3.27		 17
0.48		 1.9
0.10		 13
0.21		 430 78 176 102
T. 32 S., R. 41 W.
38 SW NW sec. 7, 94 feet, Cockrum Oct. 13 59 0.71 59
2.94		 34
2.79		 48
2.07		 246
4.03		 146
3.04		 12
0.34		 3.5
0.18		 13
0.21		 439 288 202 86
42 NW SE sec. 16, 72 feet, Cockrum Sep. 18 59 0.19 74
3.69		 86
7.07		 122
5.32		 435
7.17		 325
6.76		 58
1.64		 3.3
0.17		 21
0.54		 908 539 358 181
43 NW SW sec. 16, 590 feet, Permian do 66 Less than .15 part 596
29.74		 109
8.96		 36
1.55		 149
2.44		 1796
37.36		 8.5
0.24		 2.6
0.14		 4.4
0.07		 2627 1935 122 1813
46 NW NE sec. 35, 136 feet, Cockrum Oct. 13 60 1.3 44
2.20		 48
3.95		 51
2.23		 217
3.56		 176
3.66		 28
0.79		 3.4
0.18		 12
0.19		 472 310 178 32
T. 32 S., R. 42 W.
50 NE NW sec. 29, 96 feet, Cockrum Oct. 12 60 0.41 32
1.00		 34
2.79		 49
2.12		 251
4.12		 85
1.77		 9
0.25		 2.5
0.13		 15
0.24		 352 220 206 14
T. 32 S., R. 43 W.
52 SW SW sec. 9, 112 feet, Cockrum Sep. 18 60 Less than .15 part 31
1.55		 34
2.79		 44
1.91		 238
3.89		 89
1.85		 8.5
0.24		 3.8
0.20		 4.4
0.07		 333 217 194 23
T. 33 S., R. 39 W.
58 NW NW sec. 31, 390 feet, Ogallala Sep. 19 62 Less than .15 part 85
4.24		 33
2.71		 36
1.58		 196
3.21		 206
4.28		 34
0.96		 0.4
0.02		 4.0
0.06		 496 348 161 167
59 NW NW sec. 32, 123 feet, Ogallala Oct. 13 61 0.74 74
3.69		 22
1.81		 28
1.20		 161
2.64		 151
3.14		 29
0.82		 0.4
0.02		 4.9
0.08		 391 277 132 145
T. 33 S., R. 40 W.
61 SE SW sec. 12, 84 feet, Ogallala Oct. 13 59 0.33 62
3.09		 22
1.81		 80
3.46		 295
4.84		 139
2.89		 18
0.51		 0.7
0.04		 4.9
0.08		 474 246 242 4
T. 33 S., R. 41 W.
67 NW NW sec. 6, 96 feet, Ogallala Oct. 12 59 0.41 36
1.80		 43
3.53		 37
1.61		 307
5.03		 67
1.39		 9.0
0.25		 2.4
0.13		 8.4
0.14		 357 267 252 15
69 SE NE sec. 23, 64 feet, Triassic (?) Oct. 12 59 0.84 64
3.19		 40
3.29		 63
2.73		 301
4.94		 177
3.68		 12
0.34		 2.4
0.13		 7.5
0.12		 517 326 247 79
70 SE NE sec. 23, 20 feet, Alluvium do 58 Less than .15 part 167
8.35		 92
7.56		 174
3.68		 400
6.56		 632
13.15		 73
2.06		 2
0.11		 97
1.56		 1437 795 328 467
T. 33 S., R. 42 W.
77 NW NW sec. 21, 100 feet, Ogallala Sep. 25 60 Less than .15 part 58
2.89		 63
5.18		 59
2.58		 249
4.08		 214
4.45		 64
1.80		 2.4
0.13		 12
0.19		 597 404 204 200
T. 33 S., R. 43 W.
81 SE SE sec. 7, 95 feet, Ogallala Sep. 18 61 0.35 32
1.60		 37
3.04		 41
1.79		 244
4.00		 81
1.58		 12
0.34		 2.7
0.14		 17
0.27		 345 233 200 33
85 NE SE sec. 22, 116 feet, Ogallala do 63 0.16 38
1.90		 38
3.12		 60
2.59		 2501
4.10		 130
2.70		 11
0.31		 2.5
0.13		 13
0.21		 423 252 213 39
T. 34 S., R. 40 W.
92 NE SE sec.2, 280 feet, Ogallala 0.08 69
3.45		 29
2.38		 42
1.82		 212
3.48		 160
3.33		 21
0.59		 0.2
0.01		 15
0.24		 503 291 174 117
97 SW SW sec. 24, 208 feet, Ogallala Oct. 2 67 0.64 57
2.84		 14
1.15		 12
0.54		 225
3.69		 20
0.42		 6.0
0.17		 0.10
0.01		 15
0.24		 237 201 184 17
T. 34 S., R. 41 W.
105 NE NE sec. 18, 135 feet, Ogallala do 61 0.93 169
8.43		 54
4.44		 50
2.18		 193
3.16		 543
11.29		 13
0.37		 0.8
0.04		 12
0.19		 939 645 158 487
106 NE SE sec. 21, 175 feet, Ogallala do 62 2.6 70
3.49		 21
1.73		 23
1.01		 198
3.25		 111
2.31		 17
0.48		 0.5
0.03		 9.7
0.16		 354 266 162 104
107 NW NW sec. 24, 220 feet, Ogallala Sep. 19 63 0.37 63
3.14		 12
0.99		 19
0.82		 225
3.69		 47
0.98		 6
0.17		 0.1
0.01		 4.2
0.1		 266 207 184 23
T. 34 S., R. 42 W.
115 SW NW sec. 33, 154 feet, Ogallala Sep. 18 62 0.66 57
2.84		 18
1.48		 25
1.09		 234
3.84		 50
1.04		 12
0.34		 0.9
0.05		 8.8
0.14		 289 217 192 25
116 SE SE sec. 35, 185 feet, Ogallala Sep. 19 64 0.63 68
3.39		 16
1.52		 38
1.66		 261
4.28		 77
1.6		 13
0.37		 0.6
0.03		 5.8
0.09		 350 237 214 23
T. 34 S., R. 43 W.
119 SE SW sec. 8, 153 feet, Triassic (?) Sep. 18 62 0.79 29
1.45		 31
2.55		 38
1.66		 246
4.03		 46
0.96		 10
0.28		 2.8
0.15		 15
0.24		 296 202 202 0
T. 35 S., R. 39 W.
122 SE SW sec. 6, 216 feet, Ogallala Oct. 2 65 2.7 94
4.69		 19
1.56		 33
1.44		 195
3.2		 198
4.12		 10
0.28		 0.4
0.03		 4.4
0.07		 459 318 160 158
T. 35 S., R. 40 W.
127 NW SW sec. 15, 230 feet, Ogallala Sep. 19 62 0.49 93
4.64		 16
1.32		 47
2.05		 161
2.64		 230
4.78		 16
0.45		 0.5
0.03		 6.6
0.11		 490 299 132 167
T. 35 S., R. 41 W.
128 NE SE sec. 4, 196 feet, Ogallala Oct. 2 64 0.71 61
3.04		 20
1.64		 32
1.41		 227
3.72		 91
1.89		 12
0.34		 0.6
0.03		 7.1
0.11		 338 236 186 50
T. 35 S., R. 42 W.
136 NE NW sec. 12, 194 feet, Ogallala do 63 2.7 99
4.94		 34
2.79		 59
2.57		 249
4.08		 274
5.7		 13
0.37		 0.7
0.04		 7.1
0.11		 614 392 204 188
138 SE sec. 17, 5 wells 260-308 feet, Ogallala 0.1 66
3.39		 33
2.71		 41
1.79		 310
5.08		 99
2.06		 16
0.45		 0.7
0.04		 13
0.21		 455 300 254 46
T. 35 S., R. 43 W.
151 NE NW sec. 22, 220 feet, Ogallala Sep. 18 63 1.1 56
2.79		 34
2.79		 97
4.22		 344
5.64		 168
3.49		 21
0.5		 0.8
0.04		 2.2
0.04		 554 279 2793 0

1 Calculated
2Total alkalinity, 244 parts per million; excess alkalinity, 7 parts per million
3Total alkalinity, 282 parts per million; excess alkalinity, 3 parts per million

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