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Geohydrology of Sherman County

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Contents

Abstract

Introduction

Purpose and scope of the investigation

Location and extent of the area

Previous investigations

Methods of investigation

Well-numbering system

Acknowledgments

Geography

Topography and drainage

Climate

Population

Transportation

Agriculture

Mineral resources

Geology

Summary of stratigraphy

Geologic history

Paleozoic Era

Mesozoic Era

Cenozoic Era

Tertiary Period

Quaternary Period

Pleistocene Epoch

Ground water

Principles of occurrence

Permeability of the water-bearing materials

Pumping tests

The water table and movement of ground water

Shape and slope

Fluctuations in the water table

Ground-water recharge

General features

Upland areas

Depressions

Streams

Surface inflow

Discharge of subsurface water

Vadose-water discharge

Ground-water discharge

Transpiration and evaporation

Springs and seeps

Wells

Subsurface outflow

Recovery of ground water

Principles of recovery

Dug wells

Bored wells

Drilled wells

Methods of lift and types of pumps

Utilization of ground water

Domestic and stock supplies

Public supplies

Goodland

Kanorado

Industrial supplies

Irrigation supplies

Possibilities of further development of irrigation supplies

Chemical character of ground water

Chemical constituents in relation to use

Dissolved solids

Hardness

Iron

Fluoride

Nitrate

Water for irrigation

Sanitary conditions

Geologic formations and their water-bearing properties

Cretaceous System

Gulfian Series

Pierre shale

Tertiary System

Pliocene Series

Ogallala formation

Character

Distribution and thickness

Origin

Age and correlation

Water supply

Quaternary System

Pleistocene Series

Sanborn formation

Character

Distribution and thickness

Age and correlation

Water supply

Alluvium

General features

Water supply

Records of wells

Logs of test holes and wells

References

Plates


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