Table 5
Table 5--Analyses of water from typical wells in Elk County. Dissolved constituents given in parts per million (a) and equivalents per million (b).
| Well no. and location | Depth, feet | Geologic source | Date of collection | Temp. (deg. F) |
Dissolved solids | Silica (SiO2) | Iron (Fe) | Calcium (Ca) | Magnesium (Mg) | Sodium and potassium (Na+K) | Bicarbonate (HCO3) | Sulfate (SO4) | Chloride (Cl) | Fluoride (F) | Nitrate (NO3) | Hardness as CaCO3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Carbonate | Non-carbonate | ||||||||||||||||
| 28-8-33dd | 100 | Wreford and Crouse limestones | 16-Jan-51 | 53 | 426 | 8.8 | 2.1 | 97 4.84 |
26 2.14 |
20 0.88 |
337 5.53 |
49 1.02 |
28 0.79 |
0.3 0.02 |
31 0.50 |
349 | 276 | 73 |
| 28-9-36da | 180 | Wakarusa limestone | 16-Jan-51 | 55 | 684 | 20 | 0.17 | 129 6.44 |
41 1.79 |
41 3.37 |
332 5.44 |
256 5.32 |
24 0.68 |
0.6 0.03 |
8 0.13 |
490 | 272 | 218 |
| 28-11-24cd | 26 | Deer Creek limestone | 16-Jan-51 | 54 | 5130 | 15 | 0.23 | 498 24.85 |
304 24.99 |
661 28.76 |
368 6.04 |
2080 43.20 |
565 15.93 |
0.6 0.03 |
832 13.40 |
2492 | 302 | 2190 |
| 28-13-27ba | 50 | Terrace and alluvium | 16-Jan-51 | 53 | 225 | 22 | 0.08 | 37 1.85 |
7.2 0.59 |
29 1.27 |
149 2.44 |
37 0.77 |
15 0.42 |
0.1 0.01 |
4.4 0.07 |
122 | 122 | 0 |
| 28-13-30ba | 65 | Ireland sandstone | 16-Jan-51 | 54 | 913 | 21 | 0.23 | 118 5.89 |
34 2.79 |
93 4.05 |
117 1.92 |
25 0.52 |
99 2.79 |
0.1 0.01 |
465 7.49 |
434 | 96 | 338 |
| 29-10-1dd | 18 | Howard limestone and Severy shale | 16-Jan-51 | 52 | 409 | 9.6 | 0.07 | 72 3.59 |
21 1.73 |
50 2.18 |
346 5.67 |
28 0.58 |
24 0.68 |
0.4 0.02 |
34 0.55 |
266 | 266 | 0 |
| 29-12-8bb | 50.5 | Elgin sandstone | 16-Jan-51 | 53 | 1280 | 10 | 1.2 | 326 16.27 |
23 1.89 |
100 4.34 |
356 5.84 |
204 4.24 |
439 12.38 |
0.1 0.01 |
2.1 0.03 |
908 | 292 | 616 |
| 29-12-32cd | 22 | Doniphan shale | 15-Jan-51 | 52 | 1580 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 8.8 0.44 |
5.4 0.44 |
619 26.92 |
1040 (c) 17.54 |
184 3.83 |
208 5.86 |
9 0.47 |
6.2 0.10 |
44 | 44 | 0 |
| 30-8-24bd | Spring | Foraker limestone | 16-Jan-51 | 56 | 352 | 8.8 | 0.12 | 87 4.34 |
22 1.81 |
17 0.74 |
366 6.00 |
21 0.44 |
14 0.39 |
0.3 0.02 |
2.2 0.04 |
308 | 300 | 8 |
| 30-10-11aa | 60 | Topeka and Deer Creek limestones | 16-Jan-51 | 53 | 468 | 9.2 | 0.09 | 100 4.99 |
22 1.81 |
39 1.69 |
371 6.08 |
54 1.12 |
25 0.70 |
0.1 0.01 |
36 0.58 |
340 | 304 | 36 |
| 30-10-28cd | 50 | White Cloud shale | 16-Jan-51 | 54 | 351 | 5.6 | 0.38 | 56 2.79 |
22 1.81 |
37 1.59 |
229 3.76 |
75 1.56 |
13 0.37 |
1 0.05 |
28 0.45 |
230 | 188 | 42 |
| 30-11-26bb | 26 | Lecompton limestone | 15-Jan-51 | 53 | 967 | 11 | 13 | 95 4.74 |
23 1.89 |
211 9.16 |
366 6.00 |
377 7.84 |
67 1.89 |
0.4 0.02 |
2.2 0.04 |
332 | 300 | 32 |
| 30-12-1bd | 46 | Ireland sandstone | 15-Jan-51 | 56 | 635 | 9.8 | 0.07 | 8.4 0.42 |
3.4 0.28 |
242 10.50 |
386 (d) 6.70 |
40 0.83 |
129 3.64 |
0.4 0.02 |
0.9 0.01 |
35 | 35 | 0 |
| 30-12-31dc | 21 | Oread limestone | 15-Jan-51 | 53 | 352 | 10 | 0.08 | 73 3.64 |
5.8 0.48 |
39 1.70 |
192 31.50 |
75 1.56 |
19 0.54 |
0.2 0.01 |
35 0.56 |
206 | 158 | 48 |
| 31-8-35aa | 30 | French Creek shale | 16-Jan-51 | 53 | 877 | 8 | 3.2 | 157 7.83 |
40 3.29 |
78 3.37 |
373 6.12 |
144 3.00 |
89 2.51 |
0.2 0.01 |
177 2.85 |
556 | 306 | 250 |
| 31-9-8cd | 60 | Elmont limestone | 16-Jan-51 | 53 | 757 | 8.2 | 0.08 | 107 5.34 |
12 0.99 |
124 5.40 |
205 3.36 |
233 4.85 |
61 1.72 |
0.1 0.01 |
111 1.79 |
316 | 168 | 148 |
| 31-10-34dd | 18 | Topeka limestone | 14-Jan-51 | 52 | 565 | 13 | 0.21 | 127 6.34 |
19 1.56 |
32 1.38 |
289 4.74 |
71 1.48 |
37 1.04 |
0.3 0.02 |
124 2.00 |
395 | 237 | 158 |
| 31-11-34aa | 144 | Tecumseh shale | 14-Jan-51 | 55 | 383 | 6.6 | 1.7 | 108 5.39 |
6.4 0.53 |
28 1.21 |
354 5.80 |
43 0.89 |
14 0.39 |
0.2 0.01 |
2.5 0.04 |
296 | 290 | 6 |
| 31-12-1ac | 30 | Ireland sandstone | 15-Jan-51 | 54 | 677 | 12 | 1.8 | 97 4.84 |
33 2.71 |
57 2.47 |
94 1.54 |
54 1.12 |
104 2.93 |
0.2 0.01 |
274 4.41 |
378 | 77 | 301 |
| 31-12-9bc | 29 | Alluvium and terrace | 15-Jan-51 | 52 | 549 | 16 | 0.52 | 86 4.29 |
16 1.32 |
57 2.47 |
161 2.64 |
29 0.60 |
45 1.27 |
0.3 0.02 |
221 3.56 |
280 | 132 | 148 |
| 31-12-30cb | 48 | Elgin sandstone | 14-Jan-51 | 54 | 324 | 10 | 0.11 | 86 4.29 |
14 1.15 |
12 0.50 |
256 4.20 |
50 1.04 |
22 0.62 |
0.2 0.01 |
4.1 0.07 |
272 | 210 | 62 |
| 31-12-33bd | 23 | Oread limestone | 14-Jan-51 | 53 | 635 | 9.8 | 0.23 | 154 7.68 |
23 1.89 |
30 1.30 |
307 5.03 |
42 0.87 |
110 3.10 |
0.4 0.02 |
115 1.85 |
478 | 252 | 226 |
| 31-12-36bd | 97 | Ireland sandstone | 15-Jan-51 | 54 | 493 | 14 | 0.34 | 82 4.09 |
23 1.89 |
63 2.76 |
332 5.44 |
113 2.35 |
32 0.90 |
0.4 0.02 |
2 0.03 |
299 | 272 | 27 |
| 31-13-21dd | 21 | Alluvium | 15-Jan-51 | 54 | 1980 | 12 | 0.24 | 441 22.01 |
57 4.68 |
64 2.77 |
264 4.33 |
45 0.94 |
352 9.93 |
0.2 0.01 |
885 14.25 |
1334 | 216 | 118 |
(a) One part per million is equivalent to one pound of substance per million pounds of water or 8.33 pounds per million gallons of water.
(b) An equivalent per million is a unit chemical equivalent weight of solute per million unit weights of solution. Concentration in equivalents per million is calculated by dividing the concentration in parts per million by the chemical combining weight of the substance or ion.
(c) Includes equivalent of 28 parts per million of carbonate (CO3).
(d) Includes equivalent of 22 parts per million of carbonate (CO3).
Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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