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Table 5

Table 5--Analyses of water from typical wells in Thomas County, Kansas. Analyses by Howard Stoltenberg. Dissolved constituent given in parts per million. (a) Reacting values (in italics) given in equivalents per million.

No. on
plate 2		 Location Depth
(feet)		 Geologic
subdivision		 Date of
collection		 Temperature
(deg. F)		 Iron
(Fe)		 Calcium
(Ca)		 Magnesium
(Mg)		 Sodium and
Potassium (Na + K)		 Bicarbonate
(HCO3)		 Sulfate
(SO4)		 Chloride
(Cl)		 Fluoride
(F)		 Nitrate
(NO3)		 Total
Dissolved
Solids		 Hardness (calculated as CaCO3)
Total Carbonate Non-carbonate
  T. 6 S., R. 31 W.
1 SE SW sec. 1 76.5 Ogallala 10/24/42 56 1.3 60
2.99		 16
1.32		 12
0.53		 238
3.90		 19
0.40		 10
0.28		 1.0
0.05		 13
0.21		 251 216 195 21
2 SW NW sec. 30 129.5 Ogallala 10/24/42 57 2.1 46
2.30		 20
1.64		 25
1.08		 224
3.67		 30
0.62		 11
0.31		 2.0
0.10		 20
0.32		 268 197 184 13
  T. 6 S., R. 33 W.
14 SE SW sec. 33 38.2 Alluvium and Ogallala 10/24/42 56 0.41 60
2.99		 19
1.56		 26
1.12		 254
4.16		 31
0.64		 12
0.34		 1.2
0.06		 29
0.47		 306 228 208 20
  T. 6 S., R. 34 W.
16 SE SW sec. 14 133.5 Ogallala 1/11/43   1.1 48
2.40		 20
1.64		 17
0.74		 224
3.67		 22
0.46		 10
0.28		 1.4
0.07		 19
0.30		 250 202 184 18
  T. 6 S., R. 35 W.
21 SW NW sec. 25 137.0 Ogallala 4/13/43   10 41
2.05		 22
1.81		 19
0.81		 227
3.72		 20
0.42		 7.5
0.21		 1.0
0.05		 17
0.27		 251 193 186 7
  T. 7 S., R. 31 W.
30 SE NE sec. 18 127.0 Ogallala 1/11/43   4.7 50
2.5		 22
1.81		 10
0.45		 224
3.67		 26
0.54		 8.5
0.24		 1.8
0.09		 14
0.22		 249 216 184 32
31 SW SW sec. 26 177.0 Ogallala 6/8/43 57 2.2 47
2.34		 24
1.97		 13
0.55		 224
3.67		 31
0.64		 8.5
0.24		 1.4
0.07		 15
0.24		 254 216 184 32
  T. 7 S., R. 31 W.
33 NE SW sec. 7 135.0 Ogallala 4/12/43   (c) 41
2.05		 26
2.14		 15
0.64		 226
3.71		 24
0.50		 10
0.28		 2.0
0.10		 15
0.24		 246 210 186 24
  T. 8 S., R. 32 W.
58 NE SE sec. 10 119.8 Ogallala 10/23/42 58 1.4 56
2.79		 14
1.15		 16
0.70		 227
3.72		 21
0.44		 7.5
0.21		 1.1
0.06		 13
0.21		 244 197 186 11
59 SE NE sec. 27 119.5 Ogallala 10/23/42 58 4.6 42
2.10		 20
1.64		 30
1.31		 229
3.76		 30
0.63		 13
0.37		 1.8
0.90		 13
0.21		 269 187 187 (d) 0
  T. 8 S., R. 34 W.
62 NE NE sec. 5 116.5 Ogallala 10/24/42 57 0.91 45
2.24		 22
1.81		 17
0.73		 221
3.62		 24
0.50		 10
0.28		 1.6
0.08		 19
0.30		 250 202 181 21
64 NE SE sec. 24 148.0 Ogallala 1/11/43   5.8 58
2.89		 29
2.38		 15
0.64		 214
3.51		 25
0.52		 39
1.10		 1.8
0.09		 43
0.69		 324 264 176 88
  T. 9 S., R. 31 W.
76 SE NE sec. 36 130.0 Ogallala 1/11/43   0.57 50
2.50		 17
1.40		 18
0.79		 227
3.72		 18
0.37		 12
0.34		 1.3
0.07		 12
0.19		 242 195 186 9
  T. 9 S., R. 32 W.
77 NW NW sec. 3 142.0 Ogallala 4/12/43   2 41
2.05		 18
1.48		 28
1.24		 246
4.03		 18
0.33		 8
0.22		 1.2
0.06		 8
0.13		 245 176 176 (e) 0
  T. 9 S., R. 33 W.
83 SW NW sec. 33 158.5 Ogallala 4/14/43   0.46 46
2.30		 18
1.48		 25
1.08		 231
3.79		 30
0.62		 6.5
0.18		 1.8
0.09		 11
0.18		 254 189 189 (f) 0
  T. 9 S., R. 34 W.
85 NW NW sec. 26 178.5 Ogallala 4/14/43   3.2 43
2.15		 19
1.56		 21
0.91		 238
3.90		 16
0.33		 5.5
0.16		 1.6
0.08		 9.3
0.15		 238 186 186 (g) 0
  T. 9 S., R. 35 W.
89 N NE sec. 12 179.5 Ogallala 4/13/43   0.22 37
1.85		 17
1.40		 32
1.37		 234
3.84		 18
0.34		 7.5
0.21		 1.2
0.06		 8.8
0.14		 239 162 162 (h) 0
90 SW SE sec. 27 164.0 Ogallala 4/13/43 56 1.6 39
1.95		 20
1.64		 23
1.01		 240
3.94		 17
0.35		 5
0.14		 1.1
0.06		 7.1
0.11		 234 180 180 (i) 0
  T. 9 S., R. 36 W.
92 SE SE sec. 29 224.5 Ogallala 4/13/43 57 (c) 40
2		 22
1.81		 21
0.93		 246
4.03		 18
0.37		 6
0.17		 1.0
0.05		 7.5
0.12		 239 190 190 (j) 0
  T. 10 S., R. 32 W.
99 NW NW sec. 8 95.5 Ogallala 1/11/43   0.33 46
2.30		 17
1.40		 21
0.90		 232
3.80		 18
0.37		 6
0.17		 1.6
0.08		 11
0.18		 237 185 185 (k) 0
101 SE SW sec. 36 109.5 Ogallala 1/11/43   0.17 54
2.69		 20
1.64		 3.9
0.17		 234
3.84		 12
0.25		 7
0.20		 0.5
0.03		 11
0.18		 226 216 192 24
  T. 10 S., R. 35 W.
108 NE NE sec. 19 190.5 Ogallala 4/15/43   1.8 53
2.64		 15
1.23		 14
0.59		 226
3.71		 19
0.40		 6
0.17		 1.3
0.07		 7.1
0.11		 230 194 186 8
  T. 10 S., R. 36 W.
110 SE SW sec. 9 181.0 Ogallala 4/15/43 57 1.3 42
2.10		 16
1.32		 27
1.16		 238
3.90		 17
0.35		 6
0.17		 9.0
0.05		 6.6
0.11		 236 171 171.1 0
114 NE NE sec. 32 152.8 Ogallala 4/15/43 58 0.34 77
3.84		 19
1.56		 14
0.63		 187
3.07		 66
1.37		 25
0.70		 0.8
0.04		 53
0.85		 349 270 154 116
  city supplies
A City of Brewster   Ogallala 7/29/44   (c) 38
1.90		 16
1.32		 37
1.58		 214
3.51		 30
0.62		 13
0.37		 1.6
0.08		 16
0.26		 298 161 161 (m) 0
B City of Colby   Ogallala 2/24/44   (c) 49
2.45		 18
1.48		 26
1.12		 243
3.98		 24
0.50		 11
0.31		 1.6
0.08		 12
0.19		 301 196 196 (n) 0
C City of Rexford   Ogallala 3/30/44   0.05 44
2.20		 21
1.73		 28
1.24		 234
3.84		 31
0.64		 11
0.31		 1.8
0.09		 16
0.26		 321 196 192 4

a. One part per million is equivalent to 1 pound of substance per million pounds of water or 8.33 pounds per million gallons of water.
b. Calculated
c. Less than 0.15 apart.
d. Total alkalinity, 188 parts per million; excess alkalinity, 1 part per million
e. Total alkalinity, 202 parts per million; excess alkalinity, 26 parts per million
f. Total alkalinity, 190 parts per million; excess alkalinity, 1 part per million
g. Total alkalinity, 195 parts per million; excess alkalinity, 9 parts per million
h. Total alkalinity, 192 parts per million; excess alkalinity, 30 parts per million
i. Total alkalinity, 197 parts per million; excess alkalinity, 17 parts per million
j. Total alkalinity, 202 parts per million; excess alkalinity, 12 parts per million
k. Total alkalinity, 190 parts per million; excess alkalinity, 5 parts per million
l. Total alkalinity, 195 parts per million; excess alkalinity, 24 parts per million
m. Total alkalinity, 175 parts per million; excess alkalinity, 14 parts per million
n. Total alkalinity, 199 parts per million; excess alkalinity, 3 parts per million

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Kansas Geological Survey, Thomas County Geohydrology
Web version Nov. 2001. Original publication date Dec. 1945.
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