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Abstract
Introduction
Geography
Subsurface Stratigraphy
Outcropping Rocks
Structural Geology
Ground Water
Wells and Springs
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References
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Table 7
Table 7--Use of ground water in Douglas County, 1955
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Daily use (gallons) |
Total use, 1955 |
Principal Aquifer |
| Maximum |
Minimum |
Average |
Millions of Gallons |
Acre-feet |
| Public Suppliesa
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| Baldwin |
200,000 |
100,000 |
130,000 |
47 |
144 |
Ireland Sandstone |
| Eudora |
150,000 |
50,000 |
80,000 |
29 |
89 |
Alluvium |
| Lecompton |
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|
10,000 |
3.6 |
11 |
Alluvium |
| Overbrook |
40,000 |
10,000 |
20,000 |
7.3 |
22 |
Tonganoxie Sandstone |
| Wellsville |
90,000 |
30,000 |
60,000 |
22 |
68 |
Ireland Sandstone |
| Lawrence |
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1,136,000 |
415b |
1,274 |
Alluvium |
| Industrial Supplies |
| Cooperative Farm Chemicals Association |
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1,290,000 |
471b |
1,445 |
Alluvium and Newman Terrace Deposits |
| Kansas Power and Light Co, |
2,160,000 |
1,440,000 |
1,584,000 |
578b |
1,774 |
Alluvium |
| Westvaco Mineral Products Division |
1,300,000 |
570,000 |
1,134,000 |
414b |
1,271 |
Alluvium |
| National Alfalfa Dehydrating and Milling Co. |
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1.5 |
4.6 |
Alluvium and Newman Terrace Deposits |
| Irrigation suppliesc |
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205 |
629 |
Alluvium and Newman Terrace Deposits |
| Other pumpage |
| Rural domestic and stock, and miscelaneous |
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200,000 |
73 |
224 |
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| Total |
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2,266.40 |
6,955.60 |
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Notes.
a. Data from State Board of Health and from water superintendents.
b. Metered.
c. Data from Division of Water Resources, Kansas State Board of Agriculture, and from well owners.
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