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Logs and Test Holes and Wells, continued
11. Log of test hole 11 in the SW corner sec. 31, T. 7 S., R. 33 W. Surface altitude, 3,157.9 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Sanborn formation | ||||
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Silt, buff, containing some very fine sand. Nodules of caliche at base | 31 | 31 | |
Ogallala formation | ||||
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Silt, gravel, sand, and caliche; buff | 4 | 35 | |
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Gravel and sand; loosely cemented | 5 | 40 | |
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Silt, gravel, sand, and caliche; gray | 5 | 45 | |
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Gravel and sand; loosely cemented | 3 | 48 | |
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Silt gravel, sand, and caliche; gray and tan | 10 | 58 | |
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Gravel and sand; partly cemented | 8 | 66 | |
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Silt, gravel, sand, and caliche; tan | 31 | 97 | |
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Gravel and sand | 9 | 106 | |
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Silt, tan, containing sand and caliche | 14 | 120 | |
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Gravel and sand | 27 | 147 | |
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Silt, tan, containing gravel, sand and caliche | 11 | 158 | |
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Gravel and sand | 2 | 160 | |
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Silt, caliche, gravel, and sand; gray | 18 | 178 | |
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Gravel and sand; containing silt | 34 | 212 | |
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Silt and clay, yellow-gray | 2 | 214 | |
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Gravel and sand | 6 | 220 | |
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Silt, gravel, sand, and caliche; tan | 15 | 235 | |
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Gravel and sand | 16 | 251 | |
Pierre shale | ||||
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Shale, light gray-green mottled yellow | 6 | 257 | |
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Shale, dark gray | 3 | 260 |
12. Log of test hole 12 in the NW corner sec. 19, T. 8 S., R. 31 W. Surface altitude, 3,066.9 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Road fill and soil | 3 | 3 | |
Sanborn formation | ||||
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Silt and very fine sand; gray-buff; containing snails | 47 | 50 | |
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Silt, buff, containing sand and fine gravel | 13 | 63 | |
Ogallala formation | ||||
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Sand and fine gravel; loosely cemented | 5 | 68 | |
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Silt, caliche, sand, and fine gravel; buff | 5 | 73 | |
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Gravel, fine, and sand | 6 | 79 | |
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Silt, pink-tan, containing gravel, sand, and caliche | 4 | 83 | |
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Gravel, fine, sand, and caliche | 25 | 108 | |
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Silt, pink-tan, containing sand and fine gravel | 4 | 112 | |
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Gravel and sand | 8 | 120 | |
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Sand and fine gravel | 5 | 125 | |
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Silt, gravel, sand, and caliche; gray-buff | 13 | 138 | |
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Gravel and sand | 8 | 146 | |
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Silt, sand, gravel, and caliche; pink-tan | 11 | 157 | |
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Gravel and sand | 13 | 170 | |
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Sand | 3 | 173 | |
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Silt and sand; buff | 4 | 177 | |
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Gravel, sand, silt, and caliche; gray | 23 | 200 | |
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Silt, gravel, and sand; tan | 10 | 210 | |
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Gravel and sand | 7 | 217 | |
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Silt, sand, and caliche; pink-tan | 3 | 220 | |
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Gravel, fine, sand, and buff silt | 10 | 230 | |
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Sand, silt, and caliche; light brown | 10 | 240 | |
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Gravel, fine, and sand | 10 | 250 | |
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Sand, silt, and caliche; tan | 8 | 258 | |
Pierre shale | ||||
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Shale, orange-yellow at top to dark gray at bottom | 12 | 270 |
13. Log of test hole 13 in the NW corner sec. 19, T. 8 S., R. 35 W. Surface altitude, 3,358.6 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Soil, dark gray-brown | 2 | 2 | |
Sanborn formation | ||||
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Silt and very fine sand; yellow-gray | 31 | 33 | |
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Silt, buff-white, containing clay, sand, and fine gravel | 13 | 46 | |
Ogallala formation | ||||
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Silt, buff, containing sand, gravel, and caliche | 4 | 50 | |
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Gravel and sand; loosely cemented | 3 | 53 | |
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Silt, sand, and gravel; buff and white | 11 | 64 | |
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Gravel and sand | 14 | 78 | |
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Silt and clay; gray-white | 5 | 83 | |
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Gravel and sand | 4 | 87 | |
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Silt, gravel, and sand; tan and buff | 10 | 97 | |
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Gravel and sand; buff; containing silt and caliche | 26 | 123 | |
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Sand and gravel; cemented with calcium carbonate | 15 | 138 | |
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Silt, buff, containing gravel, sand, and caliche | 25 | 163 | |
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Gravel, sand, silt, and caliche; buff to white | 9 | 172 | |
Pierre shale | ||||
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Shale, gray-green mottled yellow-brown | 18 | 190 | |
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Shale, dark gray with some yellow mottling | 10 | 200 |
14. Log of test hole 14 in the NE corner sec. 1, T. 9 S., R. 34 W. Surface altitude, 3,212.9 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Road fill | 3 | 3 | |
Sanborn formation | ||||
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Silt and very fine sand; yellow-buff; containing snails | 27 | 30 | |
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Silt, light buff, containing sand and gravel | 14 | 44 | |
Ogallala formation | ||||
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Gravel and sand; loosely cemented | 3 | 47 | |
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Silt, gravel, sand, and caliche; tan | 3 | 50 | |
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Gravel and sand; containing caliche and silt | 10 | 60 | |
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Silt, pink-tan to yellow-buff; containing sand, gravel, and caliche | 47 | 107 | |
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Gravel and sand | 4 | 111 | |
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Silt, gravel, sand, and caliche; pink-tan | 22 | 133 | |
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Gravel, sand, and caliche | 4 | 137 | |
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Silt, sand, and clay; yellow-brown | 7 | 144 | |
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Gravel and sand; partly cemented | 9 | 153 | |
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Silt, sand, and clay; gray-white | 2 | 155 | |
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Gravel, sand, and caliche | 8 | 163 | |
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Silt, pink-tan, containing gravel, sand, and caliche | 9 | 172 | |
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Gravel and sand | 10 | 182 | |
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Silt, sand, and caliche; pink-tan to buff; containing zones of clay and of gravel | 48 | 230 | |
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Gravel, containing clay | 50 | 280 | |
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Sand, silt, clay, and gravel; containing coarse gravel at base | 20 | 300 | |
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Silt and sand, light brown | 10 | 310 | |
Pierre shale | ||||
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Shale, yellow-brown at top to blue-gray at bottom | 10 | 320 |
15. Log of test hole 15 in the SE corner sec. 36, T. 9 S., R. 31 W. Surface altitude, 2,979.6 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Soil, light brown | 2 | 2 | |
Sanborn formation | ||||
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Silt and very fine sand; yellow-gray; containing many snails | 21 | 23 | |
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Silt, containing fine gravel and nodules of caliche | 3 | 26 | |
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Silt and clay; light brown | 5 | 31 | |
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Silt, light brown, containing some caliche | 2 | 33 | |
Ogallala formation | ||||
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Silt, gravel, sand, and caliche; buff | 17 | 50 | |
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Gravel, buff and gray, containing silt | 12 | 62 | |
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Silt, pink-tan, containing gravel, sand, and caliche | 40 | 102 | |
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Gravel and sand | 13 | 115 | |
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Silt, pink-tan, containing gravel, sand, and caliche | 5 | 120 | |
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Gravel, sand, silt, and caliche; light brown | 10 | 130 | |
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Silt, yellow-buff to pink-tan, and caliche; containing gravel, sand, and clay | 49 | 179 | |
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Gravel and sand | 8 | 187 | |
Pierre shale | ||||
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Shale, light greenish-yellow | 7 | 194 | |
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Shale, dark gray | 6 | 200 |
16. Log of test hole 16 in the SE corner sec. 36, T. 9 S., R. 32 W. Surface altitude, 3,081.8 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Road fill | 3 | 3 | |
Sanborn formation | ||||
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Silt, light gray in upper part to gray-black in lower part | 2 | 5 | |
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Silt and very fine sand; yellow-gray | 21 | 26 | |
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Silt, clay, and sand; buff | 10 | 36 | |
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Silt and clay; buff | 14 | 50 | |
Ogallala formation | ||||
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Silt, gravel, sand, and caliche; buff | 20 | 70 | |
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Gravel and sand; cemented | 32 | 102 | |
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Silt, gravel, and sand; tan and gray | 6 | 108 | |
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Gravel, sand, and caliche | 33 | 141 | |
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Silt, light tan, containing sand, gravel, and caliche | 29 | 170 | |
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Sand and gravel; containing clay | 17 | 187 | |
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Silt, tan, containing sand | 3 | 190 | |
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Sand and gravel; containing zones of caliche, coarse gravel, and clay | 43 | 233 | |
Pierre shale | ||||
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Shale, light gray-green in upper part to gray-blue in lower part | 7 | 240 | |
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Shale, dark gray | 10 | 250 |
17. Log of test hole 17 in the NW corner sec. 6, T. 10 S., R. 32 W. Surface altitude, 3,116.9 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Soil, dark gray | 1 | 1 | |
Sanborn formation | ||||
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Silt and very fine sand; yellow-gray | 24 | 25 | |
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Silt, buff, containing sand and fine gravel | 8 | 33 | |
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Sand, medium to fine, loosely cemented, light brown; containing fragments of snails | 6 | 39 | |
Ogallala formation | ||||
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Silt, sand, caliche, and gravel; tan | 20 | 59 | |
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Gravel, sand, and caliche; buff | 22 | 81 | |
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Silt, gravel, and sand; pink-tan | 4 | 85 | |
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Gravel, very coarse to fine, buff; containing sand and silt | 11 | 96 | |
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Silt and sand; buff | 4 | 100 | |
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Gravel and sand | 5 | 105 | |
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Silt, sand, and caliche; buff | 2 | 107 | |
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Gravel and sand | 7 | 114 | |
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Silt, sand, and caliche; pink-tan | 11 | 125 | |
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Gravel and sand | 10 | 135 | |
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Silt, gravel, sand, and caliche; pink-tan | 9 | 144 | |
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Gravel, sand, and silt; tan | 6 | 150 | |
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Silt, clay, sand, and caliche; pink-tan | 14 | 164 | |
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Gravel, sand, and silt | 13 | 177 | |
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Silt, buff | 4 | 181 | |
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Gravel and sand | 15 | 196 | |
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Silt, sand, and caliche; buff | 16 | 212 | |
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Gravel, sand, and silt; buff | 8 | 220 | |
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Sand, gravel, and silt; buff | 13 | 233 | |
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Silt, sand, and gravel; gray | 21 | 254 | |
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Gravel and sand; loosely cemented | 13 | 267 | |
Pierre shale | ||||
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Shale, orange-yellow | 3 | 270 | |
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Shale, light green-gray to light gray | 10 | 280 | |
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Shale, dark gray to gray-black; containing pyrite and a few thin zones of bentonite | 207 | 487 |
18. Log of test hole 18 in the SE corner sec. 36, T. 9 S., R. 34 W. Surface altitude, 3,193.4 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Soil, gray-brown to yellow-brown | 3 | 3 | |
Sanborn formation | ||||
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Silt and very fine sand; yellow gray | 27 | 30 | |
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Silt, tan, containing sand and fine gravel | 10 | 40 | |
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Silt and very fine sand; tan | 5 | 45 | |
Ogallala formation | ||||
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Silt, sand, and gravel; buff | 9 | 54 | |
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Gravel, sand, caliche, and silt; buff | 3 | 57 | |
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Silt and clay; light brown; containing gravel, sand and caliche | 19 | 76 | |
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Gravel, sand, silt, clay, and caliche; light brown | 4 | 80 | |
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Silt, sand, and gravel; gray | 10 | 90 | |
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Gravel, sand, and silt; loosely cemented; blue-gray | 13 | 103 | |
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Gravel, sand, and caliche | 7 | 110 | |
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Silt, gravel, sand, and caliche; light brown | 8 | 118 | |
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Gravel and sand; in part cemented | 44 | 162 | |
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Silt, sand, gravel, and caliche; pink-tan | 26 | 188 | |
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Gravel, sand, and caliche | 10 | 198 | |
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Silt, sand, and caliche; gray | 22 | 220 | |
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Sand, tan, containing gravel, silt, and caliche | 70 | 290 | |
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Silt and sand; yellow-gray | 7 | 297 | |
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Gravel | 3 | 300 | |
Pierre shale | ||||
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Shale, dark blue-gray | 10 | 310 |
19. Log of test hole 19 in the SW corner sec. 31, T. 9 S., R. 34 W. Surface altitude, 3,293.8 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Road fill | 4 | 4 | |
Sanborn formation | ||||
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Silt and very fine sand; yellow-gray; containing snails | 23 | 27 | |
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Silt, buff, containing sand and fine gravel | 8 | 35 | |
Ogallala formation | ||||
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Silt, pink-tan, containing sand, gravel, and caliche | 5 | 40 | |
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Sand and silt; loosely cemented; brown | 3 | 43 | |
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Gravel, sand, silt, and caliche; brown | 5 | 48 | |
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Silt, light brown, containing sand, gravel, and caliche | 4 | 52 | |
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Sand, silt, and caliche; brown | 16 | 68 | |
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Gravel and sand; containing caliche | 5 | 73 | |
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Silt, gravel, sand, and caliche; buff | 9 | 82 | |
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Gravel, sand, and caliche; gray | 8 | 90 | |
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Silt, sand, and caliche; pink-tan | 20 | 110 | |
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Gravel | 2 | 112 | |
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Silt, caliche, and sand; gray | 8 | 120 | |
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Gravel, caliche, and sand; yellow-tan | 10 | 130 | |
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Silt, sand, caliche, and gravel; buff | 12 | 142 | |
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Gravel, sand, and caliche; yellow-gray | 12 | 154 | |
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Silt and sand; gray-buff | 6 | 160 | |
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Sand, partly cemented | 43 | 203 | |
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Silt, sand, and caliche; pink-tan to gray | 10 | 213 | |
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Gravel and sand | 11 | 224 | |
Pierre shale | ||||
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Clay-shale, yellow-gray mottled with gray | 6 | 230 | |
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Shale, greenish-yellow and dark gray | 10 | 240 | |
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Shale, gray | 10 | 250 |
20. Log of test hole 20 in the NW corner sec. 6, T. 10 S., R. 35 W. Surface altitude, 3,351.3 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Soil, dark gray | 2 | 2 | |
Sanborn formation | ||||
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Silt and very fine sand; yellow-gray | 25 | 27 | |
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Silt and clay; buff; containing sand and fine gravel and a few snails | 6 | 33 | |
Ogallala formation | ||||
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Gravel and sand; containing silt and caliche | 4 | 37 | |
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Silt, pink-tan, containing sand and gravel | 7 | 44 | |
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Gravel and sand; loosely cemented | 7 | 51 | |
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Silt, tan, containing sand and gravel | 21 | 72 | |
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Gravel and sand | 11 | 83 | |
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Silt, clay and caliche; gray | 11 | 94 | |
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Gravel and sand | 10 | 104 | |
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Silt, light tan, containing gravel and sand | 1 | 105 | |
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Gravel and sand; cemented | 16 | 121 | |
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Silt and clay; buff | 2 | 123 | |
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Gravel and sand | 5 | 128 | |
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Silt, gray, containing sand and caliche | 6 | 134 | |
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Gravel and sand | 10 | 144 | |
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Clay and silt; gray to brown; containing a small amount of sand and gravel | 16 | 160 | |
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Gravel and sand | 8 | 168 | |
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Silt, sand, gravel, and caliche; buff | 14 | 182 | |
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Gravel, sand, and caliche | 11 | 193 | |
Pierre shale | ||||
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Shale, light green and yellow | 7 | 200 | |
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Shale, gray | 10 | 210 |
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Kansas Geological Survey, Thomas County Geohydrology
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