Kansas Geological Survey

High Plains/Ogallala Aquifer Information

Completed Studies

Numerical Model of the Middle Arkansas River Subbasin
A calibrated ground-water flow model developed for the Kansas Department of Agriculture and the Kansas Water Office to provide information on the nature of stream-aquifer interactions and the effect of pumpage in the Middle Arkansas subbasin.

High Plains Aquifer Evaluation Project (HPAE)


Upper Arkansas River Corridor Study
Evaluating the fate and transport of the dissolved solids that are contaminating the ground-water resources of the High Plains aquifer in the Arkansas River corridor.

Equus Beds Mineral Intrusion Project
Studying the potential for salt contamination of public water supplies in the Equus Beds aquifer by the Kansas Geological Survey, the Equus Beds Groundwater Management District No. 2, and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Kansas Geological Survey, High Plains/Ogallala Aquifer Information
Updated October 17, 2007
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