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Abstract

Introduction

Geology

Hydrology

Chemical Quality

Summary

Well Records

Logs of Test Holes

References

Plate

Table 2

Table 2--Chemical analyses of water from selected wells and test holes. (1) [Dissolved constituents and hardness given in milligrams per liter.]

Well number	Depth (feet)	Geologic source	Date of collection	Temperature (deg. C)	Dissolved solids (evaporated at 180 deg. C)	Silica (SiO2)	Total iron (Fe)	Manganese (Mn)	Calcium (Ca)	Magnesium (Mg)	Sodium and potassium (Na + K)	Bicarbonate (HCO3)	Sulfate (SO4)	Chloride (Cl)	Fluoride (F)	Nitrate (2) (NO3)	Hardness as CaCO3		Specific conductance (micromhos at 25 deg. C)	pH
																	Total	Noncarbonate
7-16E-25ddd	28	Auburn Shale, Bern Limestone	7/11/67	18	941	16	0.22	0	210	27	64	386	86	140	0.1	200	640	330	1520	7.5
7-17E-33ddd	20	Terrace deposits	7/10/67	17	1040	15	0.74	0	210	21	75	312	19	110	0.1	430	620	360	1580	7.3
7-18E-25bba	102	Glacial drift	4/14/67	13	499	24	0.28	0.24	96	24	51	400	73	28	0.7	6.2	340	10	810	7.6
27cdc	60	Glacial drift	6/30/67	18	476	22	0.01	0	100	20	40	386	19	28	0.1	56	330	18	790	7.4
30bbc	30	Glacial drift	4/14/67	13	290	16	0.53	0	77	7.8	16	246	16	5	0.2	31	220	22	470	7.4
7-19E-29bba	162	Glacial drift	5/20/66		501	27	0.68	0.22	100	30	39	427	40	40	0.2	10	390	36	860	7.7
31aaa	138	Glacial drift	8/14/67		446	23	0.566	0.18	62	22	82	449	14	20	0.5	0.9	240	0	720	7.6
7-20E-31ddc	60	Glacial drift	4/11/67	16	381	23	0.05	0	88	21	20	371	12	8	0.4	27	310	2	620	7.5
8-16E-12bcd	62	Alluvium	7/11/67	18	603	19	9.8	0.86	100	35	83	608	16	48	0.1	0.9	400	0	1010	7.4
8-17E- 9aaa	50	Terrace deposits	4/14/67	16	1190	15	0.53	0	180	35	140	373	150	120	0.1	350	600	290	1770	7.2
15dca	48	Scranton Shale, Howard Limestone	7/10/67	16	815	11	0.11	0	160	27	67	283	290	34	0.1	93	500	270	1110	7.6
19dcb	80	Alluvium	4/14/67	13	809	9	0.03	0.4	160	22	79	381	87	57	0.1	210	480	170	1260	7.4
24bcc	72	Terrace deposits	7/10/67	17	418	15	0.74	0.28	80	14	60	354	31	41	0.1	3.1	260	0	680	7.5
35dcc	80	Glacial drift	7/10/67	20	500	12	0.03	0	110	16	38	300	130	15	0.1	30	350	100	740	7.6
8-18E-27aaa	10	Glacial drift	4/10/67	14	340	6	0.01	0	93	15	14	312	37	16	0.1	5.3	290	38	570	7.3
8-19E-9cbc	66	Glacial drift	4/10/67	13	604	18	0.01	0	130	17	45	315	13	39	0.3	190	380	130	930	7.3
19caa	43	Glacial drift	6/30/67	15	801	23	0.07	0	150	33	69	346	40	110	0.4	210	510	220	1340	7.4
26cda	132	Tecumseh Shale, Queen Hill Shale Member of Lecompton Limestone	11/8/66		462	26	0.14	0.28	80	27	50	434	23	20	0.3	21	310	0	720	7.9
8-20E-32dcc	24	Alluvium	4/11/67	13	363	9	27	0.06	99	13	16	332	52	4	0.2	6.2	300	28	590	7.5
33ccc	42	Glacial drift	4/11/67	15	443	12	0.43	0	91	25	32	334	20	22	0.3	77	330	56	740	7.3
9-17E-11abd	26	Glacial drift	4/12/67	16	125	2.2	0.21	0	26	6.6	6.2	66	40	2	0.2	8.8	92	38	210	8.0
18cbb	11	Glacial drift	4/17/67	12	327	7.2	0.03	0	98	12	7.6	327	29	4	0.3	8	290	26	550	7.6
25dab	54	Alluvium	5/4/66		292	18	0.03	0	82	8.6	10	426	2.8	6	0.1	8.8	240	24	460	7.4
32ddd	32	Glacial drift	4/12/67	13	596	16	0.59	0	120	23	24	205	22	76	0.3	210	410	240	960	7.6
9-18E-14cbb	12	Glacial drift	4/10/67	13	548	10	0.45	0	120	29	43	434	120	8	0.2	15	410	50	850	7.3
27cda	20	Alluvium	4/13/67	14	343	10	3.8	0.08	99	12	10	303	53	8	0.2	1.8	300	48	560	7.5
9-19E-1cbc	49	Glacial drift	7/12/67	22	195	6	0.05	0	45	6.7	13	122	14	15	0.2	35	140	40	320	8.0
9add	24	Alluvium	4/10/67	13	670	12	2.5	0	130	31	72	422	130	53	0.5	21	450	90	1050	7.4
16cbc	70	Calhoun Shale, Deer Creek Limestone	6/30/67	20	352	18	0.01	0	72	30	21	293	9.5	4	0.3	3.5	300	0	600	7.5
24cbc	92	Calhoun Shale, Deer Creek Limestone	7/14/67	15	417	7.5	2.3	0.08	83	29	31	368	62	17	0.2	6.6	330	24	670	7.7
34ccc	40	Glacial drift	6/30/67	21	434	16	0.01	0	100	22	21	322	30	31	0.2	53	340	81	730	7.3
10-17E-29ccc	14	Glacial drift	4/12/67	13	1110	12	0.03	0	190	41	120	425	360	88	0.4	88	640	290	1620	7.4
10-18E-8ccb	20	Glacial drift	4/12/67	12	590	6.6	18	0.24	170	14	15	405	160	15	0.2	5.3	490	160	910	7.5
14caa	37	Glacial drift, Calhoun Shale	4/10/67	17	996	8.4	3.8	0.3	220	32	57	400	130	76	0.4	270	690	360	1470	7.0
10-19E-22bac	14	Alluvium	4/3/67	9	626	12	1.5	0.12	160	28	16	388	150	43	0.2	23	530	210	980	6.7
26ddd	24	Alluvium	6/30/67	18	380	9.6	0.23	0	88	14	32	295	37	24	0.2	30	280	35	640	7.4
30aad	35	Glacial drift	4/10/67	15	612	26	0.03	0	130	36	20	344	10	85	0.3	130	480	200	1020	7.3
10-20E-16ada	30	Glacial drift	4/3/67	15	1070	18	0.21	0.26	200	58	52	307	46	160	0.3	390	730	480	1680	7.0
31dcd	15	Glacial drift, Tecumseh Shale	6/29/67	16	277	14	0.09	0.14	80	7.9	11	283	17	6	0.1	1.5	230	0	470	7.1
11-16E-13cbd	78	Newman terrace deposits	5/18/66	16	395	20	0.03	0.05	110	7.8	21	322	59	13	0.1	6.2	300	40	630	7.3
11-17E-18ccc	93	Newman terrace deposits	4/28/66		383	31	0	0	100	11	17	320	38	11	0.1	16	300	35	600	7.5
20cac	70	Newman terrace deposits	4/8/66	14	576	26	2.3	0.87	150	20	22	376	140	30	0.2	0.9	470	160	880	7.6
21ada	48	Newman terrace deposits	6/1/66	14	267	25			67	6.1	14	198	33	5	0.2	19	190	30	400	7.9
25bbc	52	Newman terrace deposits	5/27/66	15	360	27	0.13	0	110	4.1	14	256	40	7	0.1	8.8	280	30	540	8.4
11-18E-16bbb	75	Newman terrace deposits	6/20/66	14	509	20	21	0.62	140	9.7	19	356	64	21	0.1	59	390	100	820	7.6
20acb	44	Newman terrace deposits	7/15/66	14	362	28	0.22	0.35	100	11	16	344	28	6	0.2	2.2	300	15	580	7.6
24ccd	84	Newman terrace deposits	4/20/67	14	433	23	20	12	110	20	11	307	84	14	0.2	21	350	100	690	7.6
26bab	81	Newman terrace deposits	5/18/66	15	405	30	0.09	0.06	110	18	15	376	35	10	0.1	5.3	340	33	660	7.4
26ccd	57	Alluvium	5/26/66	14	389	32	8	1	110	15	11	376	28	6	0.2	2.7	330	26	600	7.9
11-19E-21dab	13	Alluvium	4/10/67	12	396	12	0.07	0	110	11	22	303	41	26	0.2	29	310	62	640	7.5
24acc	35	Alluvium	6/29/67	19	302	12	15	0.17	85	11	13	278	26	15	0.1	2.2	260	29	510	7.4
27bcc	58	Terrace deposits	12/2/50	14	230	12	0.35		61	5.4	11	181	12	9	0.1	30	170	26
11-20E-19daa	16	Glacial drift, Kanwaka Shale	4/3/67	13	349	7.2	2.4	0.18	91	18	15	312	36	24	0.4	3.8	300	45	580	7.2

1. Analyses by Kansas State Department of Health
2. In areas where the nitrate content of water is known to exceed 45 mg/l, the public should be warned of the potential dangers of using the water for infant feeding (U.S. Public Health Service, 1962, p. 7).

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