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14-20-31ccc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 31, T. 14 S., R. 20 W., Ellis County (Leonard and Berry, 1961, p. 116); jetted September 1950. Altitude of land surface 2,018.1 feet; depth to water 8.2 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Silt, calcareous, dark gray	1	1
			Clay, silty, soft, calcareous, light gray	7	8
			Sand, medium to coarse; contains some gravel	6	14
			Gravel and sand	4	18

14-21-25ccc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 25, T. 14 S., R. 21 W. (Leonard and Berry, 1961, P. 120); jetted September 1950. Altitude of land surface 2,073.4 feet; depth to water 12.9 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Peoria and Loveland formations
			Silt, clayey to sandy, calcareous, dark brown	6	6
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Sand, medium	5	11
			Sand and gravel	5	16

14-21-25ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 25, T. 14 S., R. 21 W. (Leonard and Berry, 1961, p. 120); jetted September 1950. Altitude of land surface 2,106.2 feet; depth to water 12.2 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Peoria and Loveland formations
			Silt, calcareous, tan	1	1
			Silt, calcareous, dark gray	8	9
			Silt, clayey, blocky, calcareous, dark brown	18	27

14-21-26daa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE SE sec. 26, T. 14 S., R. 21 W. (Leonard and Berry, 1961, p. 120); jetted September 1950. Altitude of land surface 2,100.6 feet; dry hole.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Peoria and Loveland formations
			Soil, silty, black	2	2
			Silt, loose, dark gray	3	5
			Silt, hard, blocky, dark brown	2	7
			Silt, loose, clayey and sandy, tan	12	19

14-21-27add--Sample log of test hole in SE SE NE sec. 27, T. 14 S., R. 21 W., 0.48 mile south of NE cor. sec. 27, at edge of road (Leonard and Berry, 1961, p. 121); drilled October 1949. Altitude of land surface 2,108.4 feet; depth to water 76.7 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
			Silt, black, dark brown (road fill)	2	2
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Silt, brown, and angular limestone gravel	2	4
			Silt, plastic, tan to brown	6	10
			Silt, sandy, rusty brown	3	13
			Silt, plastic, buff	8	21
			Gravel (limestone pebbles), and brown silt	4	25
			Silt, plastic, clayey, gray	3	28
			Gravel, medium to fine; contains some coarse arkosic sand	7	35
			Gravel, medium to coarse	2	37
			Gravel, medium to coarse, arkosic	2	39
			Silt, calcareous, gray white	6	45
			Silt, calcareous, gray white to buff	5	50
			Silt, calcareous, gray white to cream color	5	55
			Silt, calcareous, white	8	63
			Gravel (limestone pebbles); contains some gray silt	4	67
			Clay, gray, and silt; contains limestone gravel	3	70
			Gravel, fine to medium, pebbles of limestone and quartz	4	74
			Gravel, medium to coarse, pebbles of limestone and quartz, and gray silt	4	78
			Gravel, fine to coarse, pebbles of limestone and quartz	6	84
			Gravel, coarse, pebbles of limestone and quartz	5	89
			Gravel, medium to fine, pebbles of igneous rock	2	91
			Gravel, coarse to fine, pebbles of igneous rock and limestone	2	93
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, pliable, plastic, calcareous, blue	2	95

14-21-27dda--Sample log of test hole in NE SE SE sec. 27, T. 14 S., R. 21 W. (Leonard and Berry, 1961, p. 121); jetted September 1950. Altitude of land surface 2,099.5 feet; depth to water 27.3 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Silt, calcareous, light gray	3	3
			Clay, calcareous, light tan; contains coarse sand	14	17
			Sand, coarse to very coarse, poorly sorted; contains some gravel	13	30

14-21-28cbb--Drillers log of observation well in NW NW SW sec. 28, T. 14 S., R. 21 W., drilled March 1961 by Bureau of Reclamation. Altitude of land surface 2,118.2 feet; depth to water 35.8 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Silt, light reddish brown	5	5
			Silt, sandy, fine to medium, light brown	3.5	8.5
			Sand, fine to coarse, light brown; contains chalk pebbles	10.5	19
			Sand, fine to coarse, silty, gray brown	18	37
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, firm, blue gray	1.6	38.6

14-21-28ccb--Sample log of test hole in NW SW SW sec. 28, T. 14 S., R. 21 W. (Leonard and Berry, 1961, p. 122); jetted August 1950. Altitude of land surface 2,096.7 feet; depth to water 12.5 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Silt, calcareous, tan	1	1
			Clay, calcareous, tan to gray; contains some sand	6	7
			Sand, very coarse; contains gravel	12	19
			Driven from 19 to 25 feet	6	25

14-21-30cdd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SW sec. 30, T. 14 S., R. 21 W. (Leonard and Berry, 1961, p. 122); jetted July 1950. Altitude of land surface 2,065.4 feet; depth to water 13.08 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Silt, dark brown	1	1
			Sand, silty, tan	15	16
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, blue	0.8	16.8

14-21-30dad--Sample log of test hole in SE NE SE Sec. 30, T. 14 S., R. 21 W. (Leonard and Berry, 1961, p. 122); jetted September 1950. Altitude of land surface 2,122.7 feet; dry hole.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Silt, black	3	3
			Silt, sandy, tan	5	8
			Sand, coarse to very coarse; contains a few pebbles	13	21

14-21-30ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 30, T. 14 S., R. 21 W. (Leonard and Berry, 1961, p. 122); jetted July 1950. Altitude of land surface 2,112.9 feet, dry hole.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Silt, black; contains some very coarse sand	3	3
			Sand, very coarse; contains some gravel	7	10
			Gravel	0.5	10.5
			Sand, medium	1.5	12
			Sand, very coarse; contains some gravel	2	14

14-21-32add--Sample log of test hole in SE SE NE sec. 32, T. 14 S., R. 21 W. (Leonard and Berry, 1961, p. 123); jetted August 1950. Altitude of land surface 2,049.1 feet; depth to water 6.5 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Silt, calcareous, light tan	2	2
			Sand, very coarse, clayey	0.5	2.5
			Clay, calcareous, dark gray; contains some sand	4.5	7
			Sand, very coarse; contains some fine gravel	9	16
			Clay, sandy, soft, calcareous, blue-gray	5	21
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, weathered, calcareous, black to dark gray		21

14-21-33bbc--Sample log of test hole in SW NW NW sec. 33, T. 14 S., R. 21 W. (Leonard and Berry, 1961, p. 123); jetted August 1950. Altitude of land surface 2,057.7 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Silt, calcareous, tan	1	1
			Clay, calcareous, dark gray; contains some sand	4	5
			Clay, sandy, calcareous, tan	18	23
			Sand, very coarse	5	28
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, weathered, clayey, calcareous, dark gray to black		28

14-21-33bcc--Drillers log of observation well in SW SW NW sec. 33, T. 14 S., R. 21 W., 560 feet north of 1/2-mile line and 30 feet east of section line, drilled March 1961 by Bureau of Reclamation. Altitude of land surface 2,048.6 feet; depth to water 7.9 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Silt, brown	1.5	1.5
			Silt, sandy, light brown	3	4.5
			Sand, fine to coarse	3	7.5
			Sand, fine to coarse; contains chalk pebbles	7.5	15
			Sand, fine to coarse; contains layers of silt	9	24
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, blue gray	0.7	24.7

14-21-34aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 34, T. 14 S., R. 21 W., 25 feet south and 35 feet west of center of crossroads (Leonard and Berry, 1961, p. 123); drilled October 1949. Altitude of land surface 2,095.4 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Silt, friable, slightly sandy, brown	1	1
			Silt, clayey, slightly sandy, brown to gray buff	1.5	2.5
			Silt, clayey, sandy, buff	2.5	5
			Silt, sandy, rusty brown; contains buff silt	2	7
			Sand, coarse, and fine quartz and feldspar gravel; contains some clay	3	10
			Sand, fine to coarse; contains some fine gravel	5	15
			Sand, medium to coarse; contains some fine to medium gravel	2	17
			Gravel, fine to coarse, quartz and feldspar pebbles	8	25
			Gravel, medium to coarse, limestone pebbles	7	32
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, plastic, weathered, yellow to gray	2	34
			Shale, noncalcareous, blue black	3	37

14-21-34ada--Sample log of test hole in NE SE NE sec. 34, T. 14 S., R. 21 W., 0.35 mile south of NE cor. sec. 34, at edge of road (Leonard and Berry, 1961, p. 124); drilled October 1949. Altitude of land surface 2,087.3 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Silt, plastic, clayey, calcareous, buff	2	2
			Silt, sandy, calcareous, tan	3	5
			Gravel, fine to coarse, pebbles of igneous rock and limestone; contains silt	4	9
			Gravel, fine to medium, quartzose, and coarse sand	5	14
			Gravel, coarse to fine, pebbles of quartz, claystone, and ironstone	2	16
			Sand, coarse to medium, quartz and feldspar grains	2	18
			Sand, coarse, and fine to medium quartz gravel	3	21
			Gravel, fine to medium	2	23
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, pliable, plastic, noncalcareous, blue gray to black	3	26

14-21-34dad--Sample log of test hole in SE NE SE sec. 34, T. 14 S., R. 21 W., 0.3 mile north of SE cor. sec. 34, at edge of road (Leonard and Berry, 1961, p. 124); drilled October 1949. Altitude of land surface 2,041.4 feet; depth to water 16.9 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Sand, fine to coarse; contains silt	3	3
			Silt, fine, sandy, buff	6	9
			Silt, buff to gray buff; contains fine to coarse gravel	6	15
			Silt, buff to brown; contains medium to coarse sand	3	18
			Clay, plastic, gray; contains fine to coarse sand and gravel	7	25
			Clay, plastic, gray; contains some gravel and sand	5	30
			Clay, plastic, gray; contains fine and coarse sand	5	35
			Clay, gray; contains fine to coarse gravel	5	40
			Clay, sandy, gray; contains some coarse sand	4	44
			Clay, pliable, plastic, slightly sandy, gray	6	50
			Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse sand	6	56
			Gravel, fine to coarse, pebbles of igneous rock, limestone, and shale	7	63
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, calcareous, gray black	5	68

14-21-34ddd---Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 34, T. 14 S., R. 21 W., 300 feet north and 20 feet west of SE cor. sec. 34 (Leonard and Berry, 1961, p. 125); drilled October 1949. Altitude of land surface 2,028.4 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Sand, fine to coarse quartz and feldspar grains; contains some silt	3	3
			Sand, fine to coarse; contains some silt	2	5
			Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel	5	10
			Gravel, medium to coarse	2	12
			Gravel, medium to coarse; contains some shale fragments	1	13
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, fissile, calcareous, black	5	18

14-21-35bcc--Drillers log of observation well in SW SW W sec. 35, T. 14 S., R. 21 W., 185 feet north of 1/2-mile line and 30 feet east of section line; drilled March 1961 by Bureau of Reclamation. Altitude of land surface 2,078.3 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Silt, clayey, light brown	6.5	6.5
			Sand, fine to coarse	9.8	16.3
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, blue gray	3.3	19.6

14-21-35cbc1--Sample log of test hole in SW NW SW sec. 35, T. 14 S., R. 21 W. (Leonard and Berry, 1961, p. 125); jetted August 1950. Altitude of land surface 2,047.4 feet; dry hole.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Silt; contains very coarse sand	1	1
			Sand, very coarse, poorly sorted	5	6
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, clayey, calcareous, dark gray; weathers tan	5	11

14-21-35cbc2--Drillers log of observation well in SW NW SW sec. 35, T. 14 S., R. 21 W., 1,130 feet south of 1/2-mile line and 30 feet east of section line; drilled March 1961 by Bureau of Reclamation. Altitude of land surface 2,039.9 feet; depth to water 15.5 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Silt, clayey, dark brown	2	2
			Silt, clayey, light brown	14	16
			Silt, clayey, brown	14	30
			Silt, gray	9	39
			Silt, sandy, gray	19.8	58.8
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, blue gray	0.7	59.5

14-21-35ccc--Drillers log of observation well in SW SW SW sec. 35, T. 14 S., R. 21 W., 600 feet north and 30 feet east of SW cor. Sec. 35; drilled March 1961 by Bureau of Reclamation. Altitude of land surface 2,035.2 feet; depth to water 11.4 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Silt, dark brown	1	1
			Silt and fine sand, light brown	10	11
			Sand, fine to medium, silty	3	14
			Sand, fine to coarse	20	34
			Sand, fine to coarse; contains chalk pebbles	24	58
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, blue gray	1.7	59.7

14-21-36aaa--Drillers log of observation well in NE NE NE sec. 36, T. 14 S., R. 21 W., at edge of road intersection; drilled March 1961 by Bureau of Reclamation. Altitude of land surface 2,107.1 feet; depth to water 46.9 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Peoria and Loveland formations
			Silt, dark brown	0.6	0.6
			Silt, light reddish brown	23.4	24
			Silt, clayey, light grayish brown	5	29
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Sand, fine to coarse; contains small amount chalk pebbles	17.8	46.8
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, blue gray	2	48.8

14-21-36bbb--Drillers log of observation well in NW NW NW sec. 36, T. 14 S., R. 21 W., at edge of road intersection; drilled March, 1961 by Bureau of Reclamation. Altitude of land surface 2,072.6 feet; depth to water 10.9 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Peoria and Loveland formations
			Silt, sandy, dark brown	4.5	4.5
			Sand, fine to medium, silty	1.5	6
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Sand, fine to coarse; contains small amount chalk pebbles	6.7	12.7
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, blue gray	1.7	14.4

14-21-36bcc--Drillers log of observation well in SW SW NW sec. 36, T. 14 S., R. 21 W., 20 feet north of 1/2-mile line and 23 feet east of section line; drilled March 1961 by Bureau of Reclamation. Altitude of land surface 2,075.7 feet; depth to water 46.0 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Silt, dark brown	1	1
			Silt and fine sand, light brown	5	6
			Sand, fine to medium, silty	2.5	8.5
			Sand, fine to coarse, rusty brown	14.5	23
			Silt, clayey, light brown	18	41
			Sand, fine to medium, silty	15	56
			Sand, fine to coarse	4.2	60.2
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, blue gray	4.2	64.4

14-21-36ddd--Drillers log of observation well in SE SE SE sec. 36, T. 14 S., R. 21 W.; drilled March 1961 by Bureau of Reclamation. Altitude of land surface 2,019.3 feet; depth to water 8.5 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Silt, sandy, dark brown	2.7	2.7
			Sand, fine to medium, silty	5.3	8.0
			Sand, fine to coarse, light brown	2	10
			Sand, fine to coarse, grayish brown	19	29
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, blue gray	0.5	29.5

14-22-26aca--Drillers log of test hole in NE SW NE sec. 26, T. 14 S., R. 22 W.; drilled by Bureau of Reclamation. Altitude of land surface 2,162.0 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Silt, sandy	24	24
			Sand, fine to medium	30	54
			Silt, clayey	13	67
			Sand; contains thin layers of clay	29	96
			Silt	4	100
			Sand, medium; contains pebbles	10	110
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale	3	113

14-22-33aac--Sample log of test hole in SW NE NE sec. 33, T. 14 S., R. 22 W., 0.2 mile SW of NE cor. sec. 33; augered July 1960. Depth to water 21.0 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Silt, sandy, tan	3.5	3.5
			Silt, sandy, heavy, tan	5	8.5
			Silt and fine to medium sand	6.5	15
			Silt, heavy, brown	3.5	18.5
			Sand, fine to medium	5	23.5
			Sand, fine to coarse	5	28.5
			Sand, medium to coarse, very clean	6.5	35
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, tough, blue gray	3.5	38.5

14-22-36aab--Sample log of test hole in NW NE NE sec. 36, T. 14 S., R. 22 W., 0.2 mile west of NE cor. sec. 36, at edge of road (Leonard and Berry, 1961, p. 126); drilled October 1949. Altitude of land surface 2,114.7 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Silt, dark brown; contains fine to coarse gravel and some coarse sand	1	1
			Gravel, fine to coarse, quartzose, rusty brown	1	2
			Gravel, fine quartz and feldspar pebbles	3	5
			Gravel, fine to coarse, pebbles of quartz, feldspar, and limestone	2	7
			Gravel, fine to medium, quartzose; contains some coarse sand	3	10
			Gravel, fine to coarse, quartzose	4.5	14.5
			Silt, soft, plastic, gray white	5.5	20
			Silt, clayey, calcareous, gray white	6	26
			Silt, sandy, tan to cream color	6	32
			Gravel, fine to medium, and medium to coarse sand; contains some limestone fragments	6	38
			Silt, clayey, calcareous, gray white	7	45
			Silt, calcareous, gray to gray white	5	50
			Silt, gray to gray white	8	58
			Gravel, fine to medium, pebbles of igneous rock	7	65
			Gravel, fine and coarse quartz sand	3	68
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, calcareous, blue black; contains limy material at 68 feet	6.5	74.5

14-22-36acb--Drillers log of test hole in NW SW NE sec. 36, T. 14 S., R. 22 W.; augered by Bureau of Reclamation. Altitude of land surface 2,133.3 feet; depth to water 28.0 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Silt, sandy, compact	9	9
			Sand, fine, silty	3	12
			Sand, coarse, rusty	5	17
			Sand, medium to coarse	11	28
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale	2	30

14-22-36ada--Sample log of test hole in NE SE NE sec. 36, T. 14 S., R. 22 W. (Leonard and Berry, 1961, p. 127); jetted September 1950. Altitude of land surface 2,069.2 feet; depth to water 6.95 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Silt, dark brown	1	1
			Silt, very sandy; contains some gravel	4	5
			Clay, calcareous, light brown; contains some very coarse sand	7	12
			Sand, coarse; contains some pebbles of quartz and limestone	4	16
			Sand, very coarse; contains some fine gravel	8.4	24.4

14-22-36dad--Sample log of test hole in SE NE SE sec. 36, T. 14 S., R. 22 W. (Leonard and Berry, 1961, p. 127); jetted September 1950. Altitude of land surface 2,068.3 feet; depth to water 6.5 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Sand, fine; contains some silt	3	3
			Sand, very coarse	9	12
			Gravel; contains some sand and limestone pebbles	2	14
			Sand, very coarse; contains some gravel	3.4	17.4

14-22-36dda--Sample log of test hole in NE SE SE sec. 36, T. 14 S., R. 22 W. (Leonard and Berry, 1961, p. 127); jetted September 1950. Altitude of land surface 2,063.4 feet; depth to water 3.85 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Silt, sandy, brown	0.5	0.5
			Sand, very coarse	4.5	5
			Gravel, very coarse; contains pebbles of quartz and limestone	5	10
			Sand and gravel	1.6	11.6

14-23-28ccc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 28, T. 14 S., R. 23 W., 35 feet east and 10 feet north of SW cor. sec. 28; augered July 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,218.2 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Peoria and Loveland formations
			Silt, brown and light brown	3.5	3.5
			Silt, light brown	6.5	10
			Silt and sandy silt, light brown	6	16
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Sand, medium, well sorted	9	25
			Clay, limy, tough, light gray	1.5	26.5
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, black	3.5	30

14-23-32ada--Sample log of test hole in NE SE NE sec. 32, T. 14 S., R. 23 W., 0.33 mile south of NE cor. sec. 32, at edge of road; augered July 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,200.2 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Silt, light gray	8	8
			Silt, sandy, heavy, light brown	2	10
			Sand, medium, well sorted, clean	7	17
			Sand, medium to coarse, and coarse gravel, clean	3	20
			Sand, medium to very coarse, and fine to very coarse gravel	3	23
			Gravel, coarse to very coarse	10	33
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, blue gray	5.5	38.5

14-23-32daa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE SE sec. 32, T. 14 S., R. 23 W., 0.6 mile south of NE cor. sec. 32, at edge of road; augered July 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,164.9 feet; depth to water 17.05 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Silt, sandy, light tan	8.5	8.5
			Silt, sandy, tan	1.5	10
			Sand, fine	8	18
			Silt, heavy, dark brown	2	20
			Silt, heavy, limy, brown and gray	3	23
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, dark gray	7	30

14-23-32dad--Sample log of test hole in SE NE SE sec. 32, T. 14 S., R. 23 W., 0.65 in the south of NE cor. sec. 32, 250 feet north of bridge and 35 feet west of road center; drilled September 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,161.8 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Sand, very fine to medium, red tan	3.5	3.5
			Silt, heavy, greenish brown	6.5	10
			Sand, very fine to fine, tan	8.5	18.5
			Sand, fine to coarse; contains small amount fine gravel	5	23.5
			Sand, fine to very coarse; contains small amount chalk pebbles	6.5	30
			Sand, medium to very coarse	5	35
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, chalky, dark gray	8.5	43.5

14-23-33cbc--Sample log of test hole in SW NW SW sec. 33, T. 14 S., R. 23 W., 0.3 mile north of SW cor. sec. 33, 50 feet north of bridge, and 30 feet east of center of highway; augered July 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,158.9 feet; depth to water 12.6 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Silt, sandy, tan	3.5	3.5
			Silt, sandy, brown	5	8.5
			Silt, very sandy, tan brown	7.5	16
			Silt, clayey, sandy, tough, tan	3	19
			Silt, sandy, loose	8	27
			Silt, clayey, tough, tan brown	11	38
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, blue gray	10.5	48.5

14-24-27dda--Sample log of test hole in NE SE SE sec. 27, T. 14 S., R. 24 W., 0.23 mile north of SE cor. sec. 27, at edge of road; augered July 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,252.5 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Silt, brown	3.5	3.5
			Silt, sandy, tough, brown	10	13.5
			Silt, sandy, tan brown	6.5	20
			Sand, coarse, and arkosic gravel, clean	5	25
			Sand, fine to medium, rust tan	5	30
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, blue gray	3.5	33.5

14-24-27ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE Sec. 27, T. 14 S., R. 24 W., 50 feet north and 15 feet west of center of crossroads; augered July 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,250.2 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Silt, light brown	3.5	3.5
			Silt, sandy, tan	8.5	12
			Sand, medium to very coarse, and fine gravel, clean	8	20
			Clay, tough, gray	1	21
			Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to medium arkosic gravel	9	30
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, blue gray	5	35

14-24-29bcb--Sample log of test hole in NW SW NW sec. 29, T. 14 S., R. 24 W., 650 feet north of river, at edge of road; drilled October 1957. Altitude of land surface 2,205.7 feet; depth to water 5.94 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Silt, tan, and fine to medium sand	2	2
			Sand, fine to coarse	8	10
			Sand and gravel	8	18
			Sand, fine to coarse; contains thin layers of dark brown silt	4	22
			Silt, dark gray; contains thin layers of sand and gravel	8	30
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, weathered, dark gray	10	40

14-24-29bcc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW NW sec. 29, T. 14 S., R. 24 W., 50 feet north of river, at edge of road; drilled October 1957. Altitude of land surface 2,205.3 feet; depth to water 5.93 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Silt, dark brown, and fine to coarse sand; contains a small amount of chalk gravel	2	2
			Sand, fine to coarse, and chalk gravel, silty	5	7
			Silt, very sandy, dark	5	12
			Sand, medium to coarse, and coarse chalk gravel	15	27
			Sand, fine to medium	5	32
			Silt, dark gray, and fine to medium sand	14	46
			Silt, dark	7	53
			Silt, dark, and fine sand	7	60
			Sand, fine to coarse, and dark silt; contains a small amount of arkosic and chalk gravel	10	70
			Sand, fine to coarse, and arkosic and chalk gravel, silty	10	80
			Sand, fine to coarse, and dark silt; contains a small amount of arkosic and chalk gravel	15	95
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, dark gray	5	100

14-24-30bbc--Sample log of test hole in SW NW NW sec. 30, T. 14 S., R. 24 W.; drilled August 1947. Altitude of land surface 2,213.4 feet; depth to water 9.0 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Sand and fine gravel	10	10
			Silt	4	14
			Sand, coarse	6	20
			Sand and chalk gravel	5	25
			Sand	5	30
			Sand, fine; contains thin layers of blue-gray silt in lower part	9	39
			Sand, coarse, and fine gravel	5	44
			Gravel, fine	6	50
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, weathered, black	25	75
			Shale, hard	6	81
			Shale, noncalcareous, black	15	96

14-24-30bcb--Sample log of test hole in NW SW NW sec. 30, T. 14 S., R. 24 W.; drilled August 1947. Altitude of land surface 2,212.6 feet; depth to water 6.2 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Sand, medium, clean	2	2
			Gravel, fine, and coarse sand	5	7
			Sand, medium, clean	13	20
			Sand, fine	4	24
			Silt	1	25
			Sand, fine	5	30
			Sand and silt	10	40
			Sand and gravel, coarser in lower part	7	47
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, weathered, blue gray	3	50
			Shale, noncalcareous, blue gray	5	55

14-24-30bcc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW NW sec. 30, T. 14 S., R. 24 W.; drilled August 1947. Altitude of land surface 2,211.6 feet; depth to water 5.1 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Soil and silt, dark	4.5	4.5
			Sand, medium to fine	4.5	9
			Sand, coarse, and fine gravel; contains chalk pebbles	1	10
			Sand, medium	7	17
			Silt	1	18
			Sand, medium	3.5	21.5
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, noncalcareous, black	5.5	27

14-24-30ccc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 30, T. 14 S., R. 24 W.; drilled August 1947. Altitude of land surface 2,275.9 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Soil and silt, black	2	2
			Silt, clayey	5.5	7.5
			Sand, medium	7.5	15
			Sand, fine	2.5	17.5
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Fort Hays Limestone Member
			Chalk, soft, white	9.5	27
			Chalk, hard	12	39
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, soft, noncalcareous, black	11	50

14-24-31cbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW SW sec. 31, T. 14 S., R. 24 W.; drilled August 1947. Altitude of land surface 2,288.6 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Soil and clayey silt	4	4
			Silt, clayey, brown	15	19
			Sand, fine, silty	1	20
			Sand, medium, silty	7	27
			Sand, coarse, and fine gravel	8	35
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Fort Hays Limestone Member
			Chalk, fairly hard, white	7.5	42.5
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, soft, gray	12.5	55

14-24-34aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 34, T. 14 S., R. 24 W., 0.1 mile south of NE cor. sec. 34, at edge of road; augered July 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,234.3 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Silt, sandy, brown	5	5
			Sand, fine to coarse, and quartz gravel	5	10
			Sand, medium to very coarse, and quartz gravel; contains small amount chalk gravel	11	21
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, blue gray	2.5	23.5

14-24-34ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 34, T. 14 S., R. 24 W., 50 feet north of SE cor. sec. 34, at edge of road; augered July 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,195.3 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Silt, sandy, tan	3.5	3.5
			Silt, heavy, brown	5	8.5
			Silt, sandy, tan brown	7.5	16
			Silt, sandy, tan gray	4	20
			Silt, tan brown	10	30
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, blue gray	3.5	33.5

14-24-35bcb--Sample log of test hole in NW SW NW sec. 35, T. 14 S., R. 24 W., 0.3 mile south of NW cor. sec. 35, at edge of road; augered July 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,200.4 feet; depth to water 14.37 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Silt, sandy, brown	3.5	3.5
			Silt and fine to medium sand	5	8.5
			Silt, sandy, brown	5.5	14
			Sand, coarse to very coarse, and fine gravel	4	18
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, blue gray	5.5	235

14-24-35bcc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW NW sec. 35, T. 14 S., R. 24 W., 0.48 mile south of NW cor. sec. 35, at edge of road; drilled September 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,182.2 feet; depth to water 7.8 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Sand, fine to very coarse, loose; contains small amount fine gravel	10	10
			Sand, medium to very coarse, and fine gravel, clean, loose	10	20
			Sand, fine to very coarse, clean, loose	10	30
			Sand, medium to very coarse, and fine gravel	16	46
			Silt, dark blue gray	5	51
			Sand, medium to very coarse, and fine gravel, clean, loose	9	60
			Gravel, fine, and very coarse sand, clean, loose	10	70
			Sand, medium to very coarse; contains small amount fine gravel	10	80
			Sand, medium to very coarse, well sorted, clean, loose	8	88
			Sand, medium to coarse, well sorted; contains cemented streaks	7	95
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, dark blue gray	15	110

14-24-35cbc--Sample log of test hole in SW NW SW sec. 35, T. 14 S., R. 24 W., 0.3 mile north of SW cor. sec. 35, at edge of road across from farm home; augered July 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,182.3 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Silt, sandy, tan	3.5	3.5
			Sand, fine to medium, clean	5	8.5
			Sand, medium to coarse, and chalk gravel	21.5	30
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, blue gray	3.5	33.5

14-25-9ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 9, T. 14 S., R. 25 W., 150 feet north of SE cor. sec. 9, at edge of road; augered July 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,273.5 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Silt, sandy, brown	4	4
			Silt, sandy, light brown	4	8
			Silt, very sandy, light brown	7	15
			Sand, fine to medium, silty	5	20
			Sand, medium to very coarse, clean	6	26
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, blue gray	2.5	28.5

14-25-15bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 15, T. 14 S., R. 25 W., 500 feet south of NW cor. sec. 15, at edge of road; augered July 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,271.6 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Silt, sandy, upper part, very sandy lower part, brown and tan	4	4
			Sand, medium to very coarse, clean 4.5		8.5
			Sand, very coarse, and fine chalk gravel	8.5	17
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, blue gray	1.5	18.5

14-25-15bcb--Sample log of test hole in NW SW NW sec. 15, T. 14 S., R. 25 W., 75 feet south of bridge, at edge of road, augered July 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,276.2 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Silt, very sandy, tan	3.5	3.5
			Silt, sandy, light brown	6.5	10
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, blue gray	3.5	13.5

14-25-15bcc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW NW sec. 15, T. 14 S., R. 25 W., 0.6 mile north of SW cor. sec. 15, at edge of road; augered July 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,306.2 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Silt, brown	3	3
			Silt, clayey, yellow	2	5
			Silt, sandy, light tan	4	9
			Sand, fine, silty	6	15
			Sand, fine to coarse, silty	5	20
			Sand, fine to coarse, silty, rust brown	2	22
			Silt, light brown	3	25
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, dark gray	3.5	28.5

14-25-32ddd--Drillers log of domestic well in SE SE SE sec. 32, T. 14 S., R. 25 W., 30 feet west and 10 feet north of SE cor. sec. 32. Altitude of land surface 2,305.0 feet; depth to water 25.26 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Silt	22	22
			Silt, sandy; contains layers of sand	21	43
			Sand, silty, cemented	5	48
			Sand, fine	2.5	50.5
			Sand, fine; contains limy silt layers	6.5	57
			Sand, fine, and interbedded silt layers	26	83
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Fort Hays Limestone Member
			Shale, white, pink, and yellow	2	85

15-21-2bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 2, T. 15 S., R. 21 W., 90 feet south and 30 feet east of center of crossroads (Leonard and Berry, 1961, p. 148); drilled October 1949. Altitude of land surface 2,031.4 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Silt, brown	1	1
			Sand, fine to coarse; contains some brown silt	4	5
			Gravel and sand, fine to coarse	3	8
			Gravel, fine to coarse, and medium sand	3	11
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, black and blue black to dark gray	3	14

15-21-3add--Sample log of test hole in SE SE NE sec. 3, T. 15 S., R. 21 W., 0.45 mile south of NE cor. sec. 3, at edge of road (Leonard and Berry, 1961, p. 148); drilled October 1949. Altitude of land surface 2,100.7 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
			Silt, brown to gray (road fill)	3	3
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Silt, slightly sandy, reddish brown	9	12
			Silt, sandy, tan, and medium sand	3	15
			Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel	5	20
			Sand, fine to coarse; contains silt at 25.5 feet	5.5	25.5
			Gravel, fine, and coarse sand	2.5	28
			Gravel, medium to coarse	2	30
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, gray, blue black, and black	4	34

15-21-3ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 3, T. 15 S., R. 21 W., 100 feet north and 7 feet west of center of crossroads (Leonard and Berry, 1961, p. 148); drilled October 1949. Altitude of land surface 2,148.8 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Silt, clayey, tan	2	2
			Silt, sandy, buff	2	4
			Clay, pliable, plastic, tan to light gray	2.5	6.5
			Shale, plastic, gray to blue gray; contains bentonite	3.5	10

15-22-1abb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NE sec. 1, T. 15 S., R. 22 W. (Leonard and Berry, 1961, p. 149); jetted July 1950. Altitude of land surface 2,068.6 feet; depth to water 8.3 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Silt, clayey, dark brown	9	9
			Sand, medium to coarse	6	15
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, blue	0.5	15.5

15-23-5aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 5, T. 15 S., R. 23 W., 50 feet west and 10 feet south of NE cor. sec. 5; augered July 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,158.5 feet; depth to water 10.57 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Silt, sandy, tan	3.5	3.5
			Sand, silty	6.5	10
			Sand, fine, silty, wet	8.5	18.5
			Sand, fine to coarse; contains small amount chalk gravel	5	23.5
			Sand, medium to coarse, and fine chalk gravel	6.5	30
			Sand, fine to medium, clean	5	35
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Carlile Shale
			Shale, tough, blue gray	8.5	43.5

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