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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. 29 S., R. 21 W.
467 SW NE sec. 5, composite sample from wells 467 and 468, 111.8-125 feet, Rexroad     .05 70
3.49
14
1.15
12
0.5
264
4.33
14
0.29
10
0.28
0.1
 
15
0.24
288 232 214 18
T. 29 S., R. 22 W.
471 SE SW sec. 18, 171.1 feet, Rexroad 22-Jul 60 .76 74
3.69
10
0.82
7.1
0.31
271
4.44
5.8
0.12
4
0.11
0.1
0.01
8.9
0.14
246 227 222 5
473 SW corner SE sec. 28, 108.1 feet, Rexroad 22-Jul 60 .39 51
2.54
18
1.48
13
0.55
246
4.03
12
0.25
6
0.17
0.5
0.03
5.8
0.09
230 202 202 0
T. 29 S., R. 23 W.
476 NE NE sec. 21, 206.2 feet, Rexroad 25-Jul 61 (4) 52
2.59
16
1.32
17
0.72
249
4.08
14
0.29
5
0.14
0.5
0.03
5.8
0.09
235 196 196 0
T. 29 S., R. 24 W.
480 SW SW sec. 13, 134.9 feet, Rexroad 3-Aug 60 1.1 46
2.3
16
1.32
22
0.97
242
3.97
15
0.31
6
0.17
0.5
0.03
7.1
0.11
235 183 183 0
485 NW SW sec. 17, 152.6 feet, Rexroad 25-Jul 59 (4) 48
2.4
16
1.32
16
0.68
232
3.8
14
0.29
6
0.17
0.5
0.03
6.6
0.11
223 186 186 0
T. 29 S., R. 25 W.
489 SW SW sec. 1, 158.5 feet, Rexroad 3-Aug 60 1.3 52
2.59
18
1.48
8.5
0.37
245
4.02
6.6
0.14
5.5
0.16
0.3
0.02
6.2
0.1
221 206 201 5
497 NE corner sec. 29. 100,1 feet, Rexroad 3-Aug 60 (4) 73
3.64
12
0.9
8.3
0.36
282
4.62
5.3
0.11
4
0.11
0.1
0.01
8.4
0.14
252 232 231 1
T. 29 S., R. 26 W.
505 SW corner NW sec. 6, 96.2 test, Rexroad 3-Aug 60 .12 56
2.79
18
1.48
4.4
0.19
255
4.18
4.9
1
4
0.11
0.3
0.02
3.1
0.05
218 214 209 5
507 NE SW sec. 13, 149 feet, Rexroad and/or Dakota 26-Jul 59 (4) 48
2.4
14
1.15
15
0.65
221
3.62
14
0.29
5
0.14
0.7
0.04
6.6
0.11
214 178 178 0
510 SW NW sec. 24, 211.5 feet, Rexroad and/or Dakota 26-Jul 60 (4) 51
2.54
16
1.32
14
0.6
243
3.99
11
0.23
4.5
0.13
0.5
0.03
4.9
0.08
223 193 193 0
518 SE NE sec. 34, depth not known, flowing well, Rexroad and/or Dakota 1-Aug 61 .1 56
2.79
20
1.64
21
0.89
284
4.66
17
0.35
6
0.17
0.7
0.04
6.2
0.1
269 222 222 (11) 0
521 SW 4 NW 4 sec. 33, 175 feet, flowing well, Rexroad and/or Dakota 18-Jul 60 .08 54
2.69
17
1.4
20
0.85
260
4.26
23
0.48
5
0.14
0.5
0.03
1.8
0.03
251 205 205 0
T. 30 S., R. 22 W.
526 (12) SW corner NW sec. 5, 93.3 feet, Rexroad 22-Jul 60 (4) 50
2.5
17
1.4
17
0.75
246
4.03
14
0.29
7
0.2
0.5
0.03
6.2
0.1
235 195 195 0

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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