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Table 14

Table 14--Analyses of water from wells in Ford County, Kansas. (Analyzed by Robert H. Hess. Dissolved constituents given in parts per million, reacting values [in italics] given in equivalents per million.)

T. 25 S. || T. 26 S. || T. 27 and 28 S. || T. 29 and 30 S.

No. on plates 2 or 3 Location, depth, and geologic horizon Date of collection, 1939 Temperature (deg. F) Iron (Fe) Calcium (Ca) Magnesium (Mg) Sodium and potassium (Na+K) Bicarbonate (HCO3) Sulphate (SO4) Chloride (Cl) Fluoride (F) Nitrate (NO3) Total dissolved solids (2) Hardness (calculated) as CaCO3)
Total Carbonate Non-Carbonate
T. 26 S., R. 21 W.
98 SE NE sec. 23, 29.3 feet, alluvium 18-Jul 59 .08 80
3.99
24
1.97
64
2.8
265
4.35
122
2.54
50
1.41
1
0.05
25
0.41
499 298 217 81
T. 26 S., R. 23 W.
113 SE NW sec. 5, 47.1 feet, Ogallala 24-Jul 59 .33 48
2.4
26
2.14
10
0.44
256
4.2
15
0.31
7
0.2
2.8
0.15
7.5
0.12
245 228 210 18
115 SW corner SE sec. 10, 65.5 feet, Ogallala 2-Aug 59 (4) 59
2.94
19
1.56
13
0.55
232 (7)
3.8
9.5
0.2
15
0.42
1.3
0.07
9.7
0.16
255 225 210 15
T. 26 S., R. 24W.
129 NE SE sec. 2, 95.7 feet, Ogallala and/or Dakota 24-Jul 59 (4) 53
2.64
23
1.89
0.7
0.03
239
3.92
4.1
0.09
13
0.37
2
0.11
4.4
0.07
220 227 196 31
131 NW NW sec. 8, 84.2 feet, Ogallala 18-Jul 59 1.0 72
3.59
26
2.14
1.6
0.07
272
4.46
12
0.25
26
0.73
2.2
0.12
15
0.24
292 289 223 66
176 NE SE sec. 32, 41.3 feet, alluvium 18-Jul 59 .1 217
10.83
76
6.25
132
5.76
317
5.2
606
12.6
115
3.24
1.8
0.09
106
1.71
1413 854 260 594
T. 26 S., R. 25 W.
185 NE corner sec. 3, 63.4 feet, Ogallala 18-Jul 59 1.1 62
3.09
21
1.73
4
0.17
261
4.28
14
0.29
5
0.14
1.8
0.09
12
0.19
252 243 214 29
201 SE SE sec. 26, --, Ogallala     0 349
17.42
98
8.06
343
14.92
322
5.28
1442
29.99
109
3.07
1.7
 
128
2.06
2828 1274 264 1010
202 SW SE sec. 26, composite sample from wells 202, 262, and 273     .06 122
6.09
24
1.97
52
2.28
193
3.16
295
6.14
30
0.85
0.4
 
12
0.19
702 403 158 245
229 SE SW sec. 29, 32.4 feet, alluvium 18-Jul 57 0 183
9.13
55
4.52
173
7.51
251
4.12
737
15.33
56
1.58
0.9
0.05
4.9
0.08
1336 683 206 477
248 SW corner sec. 23, 166 feet, Ogallala 18-Jul 58 0 58
2.89
10
0.82
22
0.96
220
3.61
30
0.62
7
0.2
0.1
0.23
14
0.01
251 186 180 6
T. 26 S., R. 26 W.
316 SW SW sec. 16, 23.1 feet, alluvium 17-Jul 58 0 124
6.19
41
3.37
184
5.19
243
3.99
449
9.34
40
1.13
0.9
0.05
15
0.24
976 478 199 279
320 NW SW sec. 21, 22.7 feet, alluvium 26-Jul 60 (4) 66
3.29
11
0.9
23
1.01
193
3.16
73
1.52
6
0.17
0.5
0.03
20
0.32
296 210 158 52
322 NW SE sec. 22, 26.7 feet, alluvium 24-Jul 58 (4) 133
6.64
40
3.29
63
2.75
266
4.36
310
6.44
40
1.13
1.3
0.07
42
0.68
762 497 218 279
324 SW SW sec. 22, 130.9 feet, Ogallala 4-Aug 60 1.8 58
2.89
9.8
0.81
21
0.91
208
3.41
35
0.73
7
0.2
0.1
0.01
16
0.26
253 188 171 17
326 SE SE sec. 23, 165 feet, Ogallala 17-Jul 59 0 57
2.84
11
0.9
23
0.63
199
3.26
34
0.71
6
0.17
0.3
0.02
13
0.21
244 187 163 24
334 SE SE sec. 36, 48 feet, alluvium 3-Aug 59 (4) 62
3.09
11
9
24
1.03
220
3.61
37
0.77
7.5
0.21
0.1
0.01
26
0.42
278 200 180 20

1. One part per million is equivalent to 1 pound of substance per million pounds of water and is equivalent to 8.33 pounds per million gallons.
2. Calculated.
3. Total alkalinity. 232 paints per million; excess alkalinity, 9 parts per million.
4. Less than 0.15 part per million.
5. Total alkalinity, 256 parts per million; excess alkalinity, 86 parts per million.
6. Sample also contains 7.2 parts per million carbonate (0.24 equivalents per million).
7. Sample also contains 12 parts per million carbonate (0.4 equivalents per million).
8. Total alkalinity, 242 parts per million; excess alkalinity, 45 parts per million.
9. Total alkalinity, 237 parts per million; excess alkalinity, 110 parts per million.
10. Total alkalinity, 198 parts per million; excess alkalinity, 15 parts per million.
11. Total alkalinity, 233 parts per million; excess alkalinity, 11 parts per million.
12. Located in Clark County.

T. 25 S. || T. 26 S. || T. 27 and 28 S. || T. 29 and 30 S.


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Kansas Geological Survey, Ford County Geohydrology
Web version April 2002. Original publication date Dec. 1942.
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