Table 2
Table 2—Analyses of water from typical wells in Miami County, Kansas (in parts per million, except as otherwise indicated*). (Samples analyzed by Howard A. Stoltenberg)
| Well number | Date of collection |
Depth of well, feet |
Geologic source |
Temp. (deg. F) |
Silica (SiO2) |
Iron (Fe) |
Calcium (Ca) |
Magnesium (Mg) |
Sodium (Na) |
Potassium (K) |
Bicarbonate (HCO3) |
Sulfate (SO4) |
Chloride (Cl) |
Fluoride (F) |
Nitrate (NO3) |
Dissolved solids (residue at 180 deg. C) |
Hardness as CaCO3 | Specific conductance (micromhos at 25 deg. C) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbonate | Noncarbonate | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15-21-35abb | 8/16/62 | 23.2 | Stanton Limestone | 67 | 14 | 0.06 | 126 | 45 | 32 | 7.8 | 388 | 187 | 24 | 0.3 | 32 | 659 | 318 | 182 | 1110 |
| 15-22-33bbb | 7/18/62 | 49.2 | Wyandotte Limestone | 74 | 5.5 | 0.08 | 74 | 30 | 34 | 4.7 | 300 | 68 | 15 | 0.1 | 49 | 428 | 246 | 62 | 720 |
| 15-23-34bbb | 7/18/62 | 18.5 | Stanton Limestone | 69 | 12 | 0.21 | 54 | 11 | 41 | 19 | 229 | 85 | 8 | 0.4 | 4 | 347 | 180 | 0 | 570 |
| 16-21-23aac | 8/17/62 | 15 | Stanton Limestone | 61 | 9.5 | 0.2 | 100 | 8.9 | 28 | 0.6 | 327 | 16 | 39 | 0.1 | 6.2 | 369 | 268 | 18 | 660 |
| 16-22-15bbc | 7/16/62 | 19.9 | Wyandotte Limestone | 65 | 14 | 0.38 | 88 | 23 | 165 | 1.6 | 547 | 56 | 112 | 0.2 | 28 | 757 | 314 | 0 | 1270 |
| 16-22-34bca | 8/17/62 | Spring | Stanton Limestone | 59 | 11 | 0.05 | 89 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 344 | 28 | 7 | 0.1 | 5.8 | 344 | 282 | 14 | 620 |
| 16-23-25dbc | 7/19/62 | 86 | Wyandotte Limestone | 65 | 14 | 1.6 | 67 | 53 | 25 | 1.7 | 471 | 34 | 9 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 437 | 385 | 0 | 760 |
| 16-23-28ddc | 7/24/62 | 135 | Dennis Limestone | 59 | 1.5 | 58 | 10 | 26 | 282 | 11 | 264 | 379 | 113 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 954 | 132 | 0 | 1620 |
| 16-24-29ddc | 7/19/62 | 20 | Wyandotte Limestone and Lane (?) Shale | 65 | 14 | 0.75 | 138 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 425 | 43 | 15 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 446 | 348 | 42 | 730 |
| 16-25-18ddd | 7/18/62 | 100 | 61 | 10 | 0.07 | 136 | 12 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 412 | 33 | 11 | 0.1 | 10 | 420 | 338 | 51 | 630 | |
| 17-21-12bcc | 8/16/62 | 22 | Plattsburg Limestone | 67 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 46 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 185 | 40 | 18 | 0.3 | 17 | 284 | 154 | 4 | 500 |
| 17-22-26ccc | 7/24/62 | 35 | Cherryvale Shale | 62 | 8 | 126 | 63 | 8 | 25 | 1.6 | 259 | 22 | 7 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 264 | 190 | 0 | 450 |
| 17-24-20ccc | 7/24/62 | 102 | 61 | 7.5 | 0.34 | 61 | 20 | 11 | 2.3 | 215 | 48 | 16 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 275 | 176 | 58 | 490 | |
| 17-25-7cdd | 7/25/62 | 23 | Wyandotte Limestone and Lane (?) Shale | 67 | 9.5 | 0.18 | 117 | 16 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 366 | 62 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 397 | 300 | 58 | 590 |
| 18-21-13baa | 8/16/62 | 38 | Iola Limestone | 60 | 10 | 1.5 | 107 | 90 | 78 | 6.6 | 337 | 337 | 75 | 0.4 | 111 | 981 | 276 | 361 | 1530 |
| 18-21-35caa | 7/16/62 | 65 | Chanute Shale | 60 | 9.5 | 4.3 | 19 | 15 | 210 | 1.6 | 495 | 48 | 60 | 0.6 | 36 | 643 | 109 | 0 | 1070 |
| 18-22-26bbb | 7/16/62 | 18 | Iola Limestone and Chanute Shale | 65 | 12 | 0.65 | 182 | 49 | 97 | 2.4 | 259 | 59 | 415 | 0.4 | 15 | 959 | 212 | 444 | 1770 |
| 18-23-12aba | 7/25/62 | 22 | Dennis Limestone | 63 | 10 | 0.18 | 130 | 24 | 18 | 2.7 | 312 | 78 | 40 | 0.1 | 80 | 534 | 256 | 167 | 920 |
| 18-23-23cbc | 7/26/62 | 22 | Recent alluvium and Wisconsinan terrace deposits | 63 | 12 | 0.13 | 150 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 405 | 71 | 25 | 0.1 | 31 | 528 | 332 | 108 | 850 |
| 18-23-36da (city of Fontana) | 3/11/63 | 50 | Recent alluvium and Wisconsinan terrace deposits | 15 | 3 | 114 | 13 | 17 | 0.7 | 407 | 28 | 8 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 398 | 338 | 4 | 680 | |
| 18-25-33bbb | 7/25/62 | 18.4 | Dennis Limestone | 72 | 13 | 1.4 | 286 | 42 | 33 | 12 | 305 | 325 | 127 | 0.4 | 239 | 1227 | 250 | 636 | 1860 |
| 19-22-9ddd | 7/26/62 | 80 | Chanute Shale and Drum (?) Limestone | 60 | 15 | 1.9 | 35 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 144 | 17 | 9 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 174 | 118 | 2 | 310 |
| 19-23-15abb | 7/26/62 | 52 | Swope Limestone | 65 | 10 | 0.13 | 130 | 12 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 373 | 44 | 10 | 0.1 | 27 | 431 | 306 | 68 | 690 |
| 19-24-4bbb | 7/26/62 | 27 | Dennis Limestone | 67 | 8 | 3.1 | 123 | 46 | 30 | 14 | 315 | 244 | 39 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 664 | 258 | 238 | 1020 |
| 19-25-7dcd | 7/25/62 | 25.5 | Dennis Limestone | 70 | 9.5 | 0.22 | 144 | 12 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 393 | 37 | 12 | 0.1 | 49 | 464 | 322 | 87 | 820 |
* 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.
Kansas Geological Survey, Miami County Geohydrology
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