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Geohydrology of Wichita and Greeley Counties County

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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

Transpoitation

Agriculture

Mineral resources

Geology

Summary of stratigraphy

Rocks not exposed

Geomorphology

Ground water

Principles of occurrence

Hydrologic properties of the water-bearing materials

Porosity and specific yield

Permeability and transmissibility

Pumping tests

The water table and movement of ground water

Shape and slope of the water table

Fluctuations in the water table

Ground-water recharge

Streams

Subsurface movement from adjacent areas

Irrigation water

Ground-water discharge

Transpiration and evaporation

Springs and seeps

Wells

Subsurface movement to adjacent areas

Recovery of ground water

Principles of recovery

Dug wells

Driven wells

Drilled wells

Methods of lift and types of pumps

Utilization of ground water

Domestic and stock supplies

Public supplies

Leoti

Tribune

Horace

Industrial supplies

Irrigation supplies

Possibilities of further development of irrigation supplies

Chemical character of water

Chemical constituents in relation to use

Dissolved solids

Hardness

Silica

Iron

Fluoride

Nitrate

Water for irrigation

Sanitary considerations

Quality of water in streams

Geologic formations and their water-bearing properties

Cretaceous System

Gulfian Series--Colorado Group

Dakota formation

Graneros, Greenhorn, and Carlile formations

Niobrara formation

Fort Hays limestone member

Smoky Hill chalk member

Tertiary System

Pliocene Series

Ogallala formation

Character

Distribution and thickness

Age and correlation

Water supply

Quaternary System

Pleistocene Series

Sanborn formation

Character

Distribution and thickness

Age and correlation

Water supply

Dune sand

Alluvium

General features

Water supply

Records of water levels in observation wells

Records of representative wells

Wichita County

Greeley County

Logs of wells and test holes

References

Plates


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