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Finney and Gray county Geohydrology

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Records of Typical Wells and Springs

Descriptions of the wells and springs visited in Finney and Gray counties are given in tables 22 and 23. The wells and springs in each county are listed in order by townships from north to south and by ranges from east to west. Within a township the wells are listed in the order of the sections. All information classed as "reported" was obtained from the owner, tenant, or driller. Depths of wells not classed as "reported" are measured and given to the nearest tenth of a foot below the measuring point described in the tables, and depths to water level not classed as "reported" are measured and given to the nearest hundredth of a foot.

T. 24 S. || T. 25 S. || T. 26 S. || T. 27 S. || T. 28 S. || T. 29 S.

Table 23--Records of wells and springs in Gray County, Kansas, continued

No. on pl. 2 (1) Township and Range Location Owner or Tenant Type of well (2) Depth of well (3) Diameter of well (in.) Type of casing (4) Principal water-bearing bed Method of lift (5) Use of water (6) Measuring point Depth to water level below measuring point (feet) (7) Date of measurement, 1940 Remarks (Yield given in gallons a minute; drawdown in ft.)
Character of material Geologic subdivision Description Distance above (+) or below (-) land surface (feet) Height above sea level (feet)
443 T. 26 S., R. 27 W. NE NE SE sec. 2 A. Adams Dr 134.7 3 I (?) Ogallala N N Top of casing, north side +2.6 2,694.3 111.10 5-Nov Unused domestic well; observation well
444 T. 26 S., R. 27 W. NW SE sec. 8 J.H. Wettick Dr 45.0 20 C Coarse gravel Alluvium C, G I       12.00   Reported yield 700
445 T. 26 S., R. 27 W. SE cor. NW SW sec. 10 C. Sturevant Dr 48.9 3 I Sand and gravel Ogallala Cy, W S Top of 3-inch pipe, west side +2.5 2,609.3 36.65 18-Oct Tubular
446 T. 26 S., R. 27 W. SW cor. SW sec. 10 C. Sturevant Dr 32.0 20 C Coarse gravel Alluvium C, G I Top of casing -4.2 2,574.2 2.43 13-Nov Reported yield 1,200, drawdown 10
447 T. 26 S., R. 27 W. SW NW NW sec. 13 C.E. Butcher 4 Dr 34.0 15 GI Sand and gravel Alluvium C, G I Top of 15-inch casing -5.0 2,563.0 4.87 12-Nov Battery of 4 wells; measured well in pump pit
448 T. 26 S., R. 27 W. SW SE sec. 14 J.C. Keech Dr 29.5 20 C Sand and gravel Alluvium T, G I Top of concrete casing +1.5 2,572.3 10.40 11-Nov  
(449) T. 26 S., R. 27 W. SW SW SE sec. 15 G.N. Davis B 13.0 6 GI (?) Alluvium Cy, W S Top of casing, west side +1.0 2,567.7 5.60 10-Dec  
450 T. 26 S., R. 27 W. SE cor. NW sec. 17 E.J. Basset Dr 170.0 16-19 GI Sand and gravel Ogallala and alluvium C, E I Top of casing, east side -3.5 2,588.3 1.64 11-Nov Gravel-packed well; reported yield 900
451 T. 26 S., R. 27 W. NE NE NW sec. 25 I.J. Gilleland Dr 40.3 5.5 GI Sand and gravel Terrace gravel Cy, W D, S Top of casing, west side +0.7 2,594.3 31.48 20-May-39  
452 T. 26 S., R. 27 W. SW cor. SW sec. 28 Federal Land Bank Dr 52.5 4 GI (?)   Cy, H D Top of casing, south side +0.5 2,640.9 48.49 14-Nov  
453 T. 26 S., R. 28 W. NW SE SW sec. 6 L.W. Olmstead Dr 40.0 28 C Sand and gravel Alluvium C, G I Top of casing, west side -7.0 2,638.7 3.22 27-Nov Reported yield 800, drawdown 20
454 T. 26 S., R. 28 W. NW SW NW sec. 10 F. Luther Dr 60.0 36 GI (?) Alluvium C, E I       20.00    
455 T. 26 S., R. 28 W. NW cor. SW NE sec. 10 F. Luther Dr 58.0 24 GI (?) Alluvium T, E I Top of steel I-beam -2.0 2,637.4 18.05 4-Nov Reported yield 900, observation well
456 T. 26 S., R. 28 W. SE SE NE sec. 10 W.C. Miller Dr 40.0 20 GI Coarse gravel Alluvium C, G I       23.00    
(457) T. 26 S., R. 28 W. SE SE NE sec. 10 W.C. Miller Dr 53.0 2.5 GP (?) Alluvium Cy, W D       19.00    
458 T. 26 S., R. 28 W. SW NW sec. 11 G.A. Egbert 4 Dr 54.0 20 GI Coarse gravel Alluvium C, E I       20.00   Battery of 4 wells
459 T. 26 S., R. 28 W. NW SE NW sec. 11 City of Cimarron Dr 180.0 8 OW Sand and gravel Ogallala T, E P       14.00   Reported yield 190
460 T. 26 S., R. 28 W. NW SW NE sec. 11 Santa Fe Dr 129.0 8-12 OW Brown sand Ogallala C, E R           Water is treated to prevent boiler scale; reported yield 85, drawdown 22
461 T. 26 S., R. 28 W. NW SE NE sec. 11 City of Cimarron Dr 180.0 8 OW Sand and gravel Ogallala T, E P       10.00   Reported yield 90; reported that if pumped to capacity (175 gallons a minute) it will pump sand
462 T. 26 S., R. 28 W. NE NW SE sec. 11   Dr 17.5 1.5 GP Sand and gravel Alluvium P N Top of pump spout +2.5 2,612.1 9.15 4-Dec Unused domestic well; observation well
463 T. 26 S., R. 28 W. NE NW SW sec. 11 AOUW 2 Dr 32.66 16 GI Coarse gravel Alluvium C, E I       12.00   Battery of 2 wells; reported aggregate yield 700
464 T. 26 S., R. 28 W. NE SW NW sec. 12 S.J. Vandine 2 Dr 44.0 16 GI Coarse gravel Alluvium C, E I       20.00   Battery of 2 wells; reported aggregate yield 750
465 T. 26 S., R. 28 W. NW SE NW sec. 12 S.J. Vandine 4 Dr 45.0 16 GI Coarse gravel Alluvium C, E I       24.00   Battery of 4 wells
466 T. 26 S., R. 28 W. NW SW NE sec. 12 F. Luther 7 Dr 44.5 16 GI (?) Alluvium C, E I Top of wooden plank over well +0.5 2,623.1 27.61 5-Nov Battery of 7 wells; measured first well south of pumphouse; reported aggregate yield 1,150
467 T. 26 S., R. 28 W. NE SE NE sec. 12 D. Egbert 3 Dr 45.0 18, 18, 24 GI (?) Alluvium C, E I           Battery of 3 wells
468 T. 26 S., R. 28 W. SW cor. SW sec. 12 J.D. Lee Dr 34.0 18 OB Coarse gravel Alluvium C, G I       7.00    
469 T. 26 S., R. 28 W. SW NW NE sec. 14 Payne 3 Dr 40.0 16 GI (?) Alluvium C, T I       6.00   Battery of 3 wells; reported aggregate yield 800
470 T. 26 S., R. 28 W. SW SW NE sec. 14 S. Robins 6 Dr 30-32 14 GI (?) Alluvium C, E I Top of casing, north side -1.0 2,609.5 3.84 27-Nov Battery of 6 wells; measured first well south of pumphouse
471 T. 26 S., R. 28 W. NE NE sec. 29 F.W. Charlet Dr 73.5 2 GP (?) Terrace gravel Cy, W N Top of 2-inch pipe +3.5 2,707.5 70.75 23-Nov Unused tubular domestic well
(472) T. 26 S., R. 28 W. NW cor. NE sec. 35 F.L. Anderson Dr 60.0 2 GP Gravel Terrace gravel Cy, W S       45.00   Tubular well
473 T. 26 S., R. 28 W. NW SE NW sec. 36 H.E. Hettrick Dr 69.0 3 GP (?) Terrace gravel Cy, W N Top of pipe cap +3.0 2,674.4 59.18 4-Nov Unused tubular stock well; observation well
474 T. 26 S., R. 29 W. SW NE NE sec. 2 C.B. Barton Dr 40.0 16 GI Coarse gravel Alluvium C, G I       20.00   Reported yield 480, drawdown 10
475 T. 26 S., R. 29 W. SE NE NE sec. 2 J. Goddard 3 Dr 39.0 19 GI Coarse gravel Alluvium C, E I       11.00   Battery of 3 wells; reported aggregate yield 14 - 1,600, average drawdown 16.
(476) T. 26 S., R. 29 W. NE SW NW sec. 2 Alberta Achorn B 16.5 8 GI Gravel Alluvium Cy, W S Top of casing, west side +2.0 2,668.2 12.25 11-Dec  
477 T. 26 S., R. 29 W. NW cor. SW sec. 7 C.M. Davis Dr 100.4 6 GI (?) Ogallala Cy, W N Top of pipe clamp +1.0 2,785.6 89.91 4-Dec Unused stock well; observation well
(478) T. 26 S., R. 29 W. NE NE NE sec. 22 Federal Land Bank Dr 86.5 5 GI Fine sand Pleistocene Cy, H D Lower edge of pump base +0.5 2,745.8 78.77 23-Nov  
479 T. 26 S., R. 29 W. SE SW SE sec. 36 P. Brietenbach Dr 85.5 5.5 GI (?) Pleistocene Cy, N N Top of pipe clamp +1.0 2,734.7 78.09 4-Dec Unused domestic and stock well; observation well
(480) T. 26 S., R. 30 W. SW SW NW sec. 1 H.A. Jones Dr 70.0 3 I (?) Terrace gravel Cy, W D, S       52.00    
481 T. 26 S., R. 30 W. SE NE NE sec. 18 E. Welch Dr 63.2 2 GP (?) Pleistocene Cy, W N Top of pump jacket, east side +4.2 2,785.7 59.15 27-Nov Unused tubular domestic well; accuracy of water-level measurement questionable
482 T. 26 S., R. 30 W. NE NE NE sec. 21 C.C. Snyder Dr 110.5 5 GI (?) Pleistocene Cy, W N Top of casing, west side +0.5 2,818.8 100.82 27-Nov Unused domestic well
483 T. 26 S., R. 30 W. SE cor. SE sec. 30 M.I. Cessna Dr 66.8 2 GP (?) Pleistocene Cy, W N Lower edge of opening on east side of pump +2.8 2,787.5 56.57 23-Nov Unused tubular stock well; accuracy of water-level meas. questionable

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1. Well number in parentheses indicates that analysis of water is given in table 20.
2. B, bored; Dn, driven; Dr, drilled; Du, dug.
3. Reported depths are given in feet below the land surface; measured depths are given in feet and tenths below the measuring point.
4. C, concrete; GI, galvanized sheet iron; GP, galvanized-iron pipe; I, iron; OB, oil barrels; OW, oil well.
5. Method of lift: C, horizontal centrifugal; Cy, cylinder; N, none; P, pitcher pump; T, turbine. Type of power: B, butane; D, Diesel engine; E, electric; G, gas engine; H, hand operated; N, none; T, tractor; W, windmill.
6. D, domestic; I, irrigation; In, industrial; N, not being used; P, public supply; R, railroad; S, stock.
7. Measured depths to water level are given in feet, tenths, and hundredths; reported depths to water level are given in feet.
8. Pumping test conducted and results furnished by the Division of Water Resources, Kansas State Board of Agriculture.


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