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Chemical Analysis Data

Table 7—Partial analyses of water from wells in Wichita "Bentley Reserve" and "local" well fields (in parts per million*, except as otherwise indicated). (Samples analyzed by Wichita Water Department)

Well Number Date of
collection
Depth
of well,
feet
Iron
(Fe)
Manganese
(Mn)
Calcium
(Ca)
Sodium
and
potassium
(Na + K)
Sulfate
(SO4)
Chloride
(Cl)
Nitrate
(NO3)
Dissolved
Solids
(residue
at 180°C)
Total
hardness
as CaCO3
25-2W-35bb4 (B4) 6-8-1956 126 -- -- -- -- 328 686 -- -- 439
35bb5 (B5) 5-22-1956 137 -- -- -- -- 304 610 -- -- 483
35bb6 (B6) 6-19-1956 212 -- -- -- -- 162 523 -- -- 385
27-1E-18baa (N2) 5-1960 48 0.001 0.00 96 202 248 260 6.0 940 330
18bac (N3) 5-1960 46 .00 .00 120 232 427 370 4.0 1,440 465
18bcc (S7) 5-1960 48 .00 .00 122 260 270 350 .60 1,230 421
18cbb (S6) 5-1960 47 .00 .00 98 208 200 332 1.60 1,060 342
18cbc (S5) 5-1960 52 .30 .00 205 208 205 340 .80 1,120 358
18cca (S4) 5-1960 49 .30 .00 123 258 230 375 .12 1,300 450
18cda (S2) 5-1960 54 .02 .00 135 317 322 575 4.0 1,640 450
18cdb (S3) 5-1960 50 .00 .00 118 306 270 503 4.0 1,460 409
18cdd1 (S1) 5-1960 51 .00 .00 93 204 182 268 4.0 1,010 314
18dca1 (E9) 5-1960 -- .00 .00 120 130 140 245 1.5 920 388
18dca2 (E3) 5-1960 43 .00 .00 114 160 98 240 .08 740 372
18dca3 (E4) 5-1960 42 .00 .00 128 150 139 270 .60 916 411
18dea4 (E5) 5-1960 42 .00 .00 126 145 137 245 .08 844 412
18dcb1 (E2) 5-1960 43 .00 .00 109 165 146 220 .35 752 360
18dcb2 (E1) 5-1960 41 .00 .00 125 160 139 245 .60 906 373
18dcb3 (E8) 5-1960 40 .00 .00 114 143 122 245 .90 906 360
18dcd2 (E7) 5-1960 39 .00 .00 117 145 119 2:00 .60 940 373
18ddc (E6) 5-1960 42 .00 .00 116 134 109 225 .50 852 363

*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.
Well number assigned by Wichita Water Department.


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Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
Placed on web Nov. 1998; originally published Dec. 1965.
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